Title :
High power CW Tm:YLF laser with a holographic output coupler
Author :
Dergachev, Alex ; Moulton, Peter F. ; Smirnov, Vadim ; Glebov, Leonid
Author_Institution :
Q-Peak, Inc., Bedford, MA, USA
Abstract :
We report a diode-pumped, CW Tm:YLF laser, with a volume holographic grating in photo-thermo-refractive glass as an output coupler. The Tm-laser operated at 1940 nm with output power exceeding 30 W.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; holographic gratings; optical couplers; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; 1940 nm; LiYF4:Tm; YLF:Tm; holographic output coupler; photo-thermo-refractive glass; volume holographic grating;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
