DocumentCode
2930035
Title
1.8-W CW Er:YLF diode-pumped laser
Author
Dergachev, A.Y. ; Flint, J.H. ; Moulton, P.F.
Author_Institution
Q-Peak Inc., Bedford, MA, USA
fYear
2000
fDate
7-12 May 2000
Firstpage
564
Lastpage
565
Abstract
Summary form only given. The main objective of this work is to achieve high cw output in the 3-/spl mu/m wavelength range from a solid state laser. As it was shown in previously published papers, Er:LiYF/sub 4/ (Er:YLF) is an efficient 3-/spl mu/m material suitable for laser diode pumping. In the present work we have developed a cw Er:YLF laser based on an Er:LiYF/sub 4/ slab sidepumped by two diode laser bars. The side pumped slab design has the potential to scale to much higher power than end-pumped configurations.
Keywords
erbium; laser cavity resonators; laser transitions; optical pumping; solid lasers; 1.8 W; 980 nm; CW Er:YLF diode-pumped laser; Er:LiYF/sub 4/ lasers; Er:LiYF/sub 4/ slab; LiYF/sub 4/:Er; cw Er:YLF laser; diode laser bar side pumping; end-pumped configurations; high cw output; laser diode pumping; side pumped slab design; solid state laser; Diodes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-634-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2000.907395
Filename
907395
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