Title :
Diode laser-pumped solid-state lasers
Author :
Fan, Tso Yee ; Byer, Robert L.
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Recently, interest in diode laser-pumped solid-state lasers has increased due to their advantages over flashlamp-pumped solid-state lasers. A historical overview is presented of semiconductor diode-pumped solid-state lasers beginning with work in the early 1960s and continuing through recent work on wavelength extension of these devices by laser operation on new transitions. Modeling of these devices by rate equations to obtain expressions for threshold, slope efficiency, and figures of merit is also given.<>
Keywords :
optical pumping; reviews; semiconductor junction lasers; solid lasers; device modeling; diode laser-pumped solid-state lasers; figures of merit; historical overview; laser operation; new transitions; rate equations; slope efficiency; threshold; wavelength extension; Diode lasers; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Neodymium; Pump lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
