• DocumentCode
    883840
  • Title

    High-power and high-efficiency diode-pumped Er:Yb:glass laser

  • Author

    Laporta, P. ; Taccheo, Stefano ; Svelto, O.

  • Author_Institution
    Centro di Elettronica Quantistica e Strumentazione del CNR, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    490
  • Lastpage
    492
  • Abstract
    A continuous-wave Er:Yb:phosphate glass laser pumped at 980 nm by a high-power broad-area InGaAs diode laser has been developed. The laser emits 74 mW output power at 1532 nm in multimode operation and over 30 mW in a single transverse mode.
  • Keywords
    erbium; laser transitions; optical pumping; phosphate glasses; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1532 nm; 30 mW; 74 mW; 980 nm; InGaAs diode laser; broad area LD pump; high power laser; high-efficiency diode-pumped; multimode operation; single transverse mode;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19920309
  • Filename
    126455