Title :
Tunable laser operation of Tm:NaY(WO4)2
Author :
Rico, Mauricio ; Cano-Torres, Jose M. ; Cascales, Concepcion ; Serrano, Maria D. ; Zaldo, Carlos ; Griebner, Uwe ; Petrov, Valentin
Author_Institution :
Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient?ficas, c/ Sor Juana In?s de la Cruz 3, Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
CW laser operation of Tm3+ in Czochralski-grown disordered NaY(WO4)2 crystals is demonstrated. The tunability extends from 1847 to 2069 nm. The maximum slope efficiency and output power amount to ≈43% and ≈400 mW, respectively.
Keywords :
Absorption; Crystals; Delta modulation; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.5680) Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers; (160.5690) Rare earth doped materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
