Title :
High power continuous-wave alexandrite laser with green pump
Author :
Ghanbari, Sarah ; Major, Arkady
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Abstract :
High power operation of a continuous-wave Alexandrite laser is reported. Output power of 2.6 W at 755 nm and tunability of 85 nm were achieved using 11 W of pump at 532 nm.
Keywords :
beryllium compounds; chromium; laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; BeAl2O4:Cr+3; green pump; high power continuous-wave alexandrite laser; optical tunability; power 11 W; power 2.6 W; wavelength 532 nm; wavelength 755 nm; wavelength 85 nm; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
