• DocumentCode
    1060149
  • Title

    Continuous oscillation of a lithium neodymium tetraphosphate laser with 200-µW pump threshold

  • Author

    Otsuka, Kenju ; Yamada, Tomoaki

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Public Corp., Musashino-shi, Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1975
  • fDate
    10/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    845
  • Lastpage
    846
  • Abstract
    Room temperature CW oscillation of a lithium neodymium tetraphosphate (LiNdP4O12) (LNP) laser with thresholds in the fractional milliwatt range is reported. With a 5145-Å pump, observed threshold was 200 μW and the slope efficiency was 43 percent.
  • Keywords
    Argon; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Lithium; Mirrors; Neodymium; Power generation; Propagation losses; Pump lasers; Reflectivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1975.1068528
  • Filename
    1068528