Title :
752 nm wing-pumped Cr:LiSrAlF6 laser
Author :
Payne, Stephen A. ; Krupke, William F. ; Smith, Larry K. ; Kway, Wayne L. ; DeLoach, Laura Davis ; Tassano, John B.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., California Univ., CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors have demonstrated a LiSrAlF6:Cr3+ (Cr:LiSrAlF6) laser pumped at 752 nm in the longwave wing of the 4A2→4T2 pump band. Measured optical, laser, and thermal properties of LiSrAlF6-LiSrCrF6 solid solutions indicate that efficient laser pumping can be achieved in the 750-780 nm region, and that AlGaAs laser diode arrays may be used to make efficient high-power diode-pumped tunable solid-state lasers
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; chromium; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; strontium compounds; 750 to 780 nm; 4A2→4T2 pump band; AlGaAs; Cr3+:LiSrAlF6 solid laser; IR sources; LiSrAlF6-LiSrCrF6; LiSrAlF6:Cr3+; high-power diode-pumped tunable solid-state lasers; laser diode arrays; laser pumping; longwave wing; semiconductors; solid solutions; thermal properties; wing-pumped; Absorption; Chromium; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Optical arrays; Optical materials; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Solid lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
