High-power/high-brightness diode-pumped 1.9-μm Thulium and resonantly pumped 2.1-μm Holmium lasers

被引：209

作者：

Budni, PA ^{[1
]}

Lemons, ML ^{[1
]}

Mosto, JR ^{[1
]}

Chicklis, EP ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Sanders, Lockheed Martin Co, Nashua, NH 03060 USA

来源：

IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS | 2000年 / 6卷 / 04期

关键词：

continuous-wave (CW) lasers; CW pumped repetitively Q-switched lasers; diode-pumped lasers; Holmium lasers; mid-infrared lasers; Thulium lasers;

D O I：

10.1109/2944.883377

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

We report high power (>36 W) with beam propagation factor M-2 similar to 2 in a diode end-pumped Tm:YLF laser generating output near the 1.91-mum region. Using the 1.91-mum emission and high brightness achieved with the Tm: YLF laser we resonantly end-pump the Holmium I-5(7) manifold in Ho:YAG and demonstrate similar to 19 W of continuous-wave (CW) output. The diode-to-Holmium optical-to-optical conversion efficiency achieved is similar to 18%. Using a CW pumped and repetitively Q-switched configuration, the Tm:YLF pumped Ho:YAG laser achieves >16 W of output power with an M-2 similar to 1.48 at 15 kHz, A Q-switched frequency range of 9 to >50 kHz is also achieved.

引用

页码：629 / 635

页数：7

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