Title :
Efficient 1.06 and 1.34-μm laser emission of highly-doped Nd:YAG under 885-nm diode pumping into the emitting level
Author :
Pavel, N. ; Taira, T.
Author_Institution :
Laser Res. Center, Inst. for Molecular Sci., Okazaki, Japan
Abstract :
Based on the recent development of diode lasers covering the spectral range from 800 to 1000 nm, we report in this work efficient laser emission at 1.06 and 1.34-μm in highly-doped Nd:YAG under diode-pumping into the emitting level. In conclusion, the results of this work demonstrate that diode laser pumping into the emitting level of concentrated Nd laser materials is a solution for construction of efficient micro-lasers and for scaling to high power.
Keywords :
laser beams; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; 1.06 micron; 1.34 micron; 800 to 1000 nm; Nd laser material; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; diode laser pumping; laser emission; micro-laser; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567860
