Title :
Tunable laser pumped 3 μm Ho:YAlO3 laser
Author :
Rabinovich, W.S. ; Bowman, S.R. ; Feldman, B.J. ; Winings, M.J.
Author_Institution :
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The tuning characteristics of the 5I6 -5I7 transition in a Ho:YAlO3 laser, intracavity pumped by a 1.079 μm Nd:YalO3 laser, were studied. Operation on seven distinct lines between 2.844 and 3.017 μm was found, and the threshold and relative slope efficiency of each line was measured. Several of these lines were previously unreported
Keywords :
holmium; laser transitions; laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 1.079 micron; 2.844 to 3.017 micron; 3 micron; 5I6-5I7 transition; Ho:YAlO3 laser; IR sources; Nd:YalO3 laser; YAlO3:Ho; YAlO3:Nd; intracavity pumped; laser line threshold measurement; relative slope efficiency; tunable solid lasers; Absorption; Birefringence; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Optical pulses; Propagation losses; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Tuners;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
