Title :
Diode-pumped Tm:KYW 1.9-µm microchip laser with 71% slope efficiency and 1 W cw output power
Author :
Gaponenko, Maxim ; Kuleshov, Nikolay ; Südmeyer, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Lab. Temps-Frequence, Univ. de Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland
Abstract :
We report on a diode-pumped Tm:KYW microchip laser generating 1 W TEM00 continuous-wave output power with 71% slope efficiency relative to the absorbed pump power and 42% overall optical efficiency to the incident pump power.
Keywords :
microchip lasers; optical pumping; potassium compounds; thulium; KYW:Tm; TEM00 continuous-wave output power; absorbed pump power; diode-pumped microchip laser; incident pump power; power 1 W; size 1.9 mum; slope efficiency; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Microchip lasers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA