Title :
Efficiency and threshold analysis of resonantly diode-laser-pumped 1.6-μm Er:YAG laser
Author :
Garbuzov, Dmitri ; Kudryashov, Igor ; Dubinskii, Mark
Author_Institution :
Princeton Lightwave Inc., Cranbury, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Resonant diode pumping of the 1.6-μm Er3+(1%):YAG laser is reported with the absorbed photon conversion efficiency of 26%. Fluorescence study indicates that upconversion is a dominant mechanism affecting the solid-state laser threshold.
Keywords :
erbium; fluorescence; laser cavity resonators; optical pumping; solid lasers; 1.6 micron; Er:YAG laser; YAG:Er; YAl5O12:Er; diode-laser-pumped laser; photon conversion efficiency; resonant diode pumping; solid-state laser; Couplers; Diode lasers; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical pumping; Polarization; Pump lasers; Resonance; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201870