Title :
New mid-IR laser based on an erblum activated low phonon energy crystal
Author :
Bowman, Steven R. ; Searles, S.K. ; Jenkins, N.W. ; Qadri, Syed B. ; Skelton, E.F. ; Ganern, J.
Author_Institution :
Naval Research Laboratory
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Important DOD applications require high brightness sources in the thermal band from 4.5 pm-5.0 pm. To fill this need, we have explored direct emission on the 419/z -+ 4111/2 transition in trivalent erbium.
Keywords :
Brightness; Crystals; Diodes; Erbium; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical resonators; Phonons; Pump lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-662-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2001.948163
