Title :
Cr:LiCaAlF6 laser pumped by visible laser diodes
Author_Institution :
US Naval Ocean Syst. Center, San Diego, CA, USA
fDate :
8/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A Cr:LiCaAlF6 laser was pumped using visible lase diodes. Two commercial 10-mW laser diodes were polarization combined to demonstrate lasing in a low-loss resonator. In addition, a higher power 665-nm laser diode was used to pump the laser, producing 15.9 mW CW and 51.8 mW pulsed at 10 Hz. Optical characterization of the gain medium was performed using a dye laser. Gain, loss, slope efficiency, and the dependence of the threshold power on pump wavelength are reported
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; calcium compounds; chromium; lithium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; 10 Hz; 10 W; 15.9 mW; 51.8 mW; 665 nm; CW lasing; Cr:LiCaAlF6 laser; LiCaAlF6:Cr; dye laser; gain medium; laser gain; laser pumping; low-loss resonator; optical losses; polarization combined; pump wavelength; slope efficiency; threshold power; visible laser diodes; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Optical losses; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Performance gain; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
