High-efficiency diode-pumped Tm:LiGdF4 laser at 1.93 µm

Author

Coluccelli, N. ; Galzerano, G. ; Laporta, P. ; Cornacchia, F. ; Lieto, A. Di ; Tonelli, M.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Fis., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy

fYear

2009

fDate

14-19 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Solid-state lasers emitting in the 2 mum spectral region find important applications in remote sensing and gas detection, in high-resolution molecular spectroscopy, in frequency metrology, in medicine and in optical communications. Thulium- doped crystals employed as active materials in lasers operating near 2 mum are attractive especially for their wide tunability and high efficiency, besides the advantage of direct diode pumping at 785 nm which allows the implementation of compact, reliable and rugged laser sources.

Keywords

gadolinium compounds; gas sensors; lithium compounds; optical pumping; remote sensing; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; thulium; LiGdF₄:Tm; active materials; diode-pumped laser; direct diode pumping; frequency metrology; gas detection; high-resolution molecular spectroscopy; optical communications; remote sensing; rugged laser sources; solid-state lasers; thulium-doped crystals; wavelength 1.93 mum; wavelength 785 nm; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Diodes; Frequency; Metrology; Optical fiber communication; Pump lasers; Remote sensing; Solid lasers; Spectroscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4079-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4080-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5194783

Filename

5194783