Title :
Widely tunable Tm:YAG, Tm:YAP, Tm:LuAG, Tm:GdVO4, Tm,Ho:GdVO4 and Tm,Ho:YLF lasers
Author :
Li, Yu-feng ; Wang, Yue-zhu ; Yao, Bao-quan ; Ju, You-Lun
Author_Institution :
Nat. Key Lab. of Tunable Laser Technol., Harbin Inst. of Technol., Harbin
Abstract :
Diode-pumped Tm:YAG, Tm:LuAG, Tm:YAP, Tm:GdVO4, Tm,Ho:GdVO4 and Tm,Ho:YLF lasers tuned by birefringent filters(BF) are demonstrated and compared. Tuning range of 1.8-2.1 micron is obtained from these six lasers with several watts power output.
Keywords :
birefringence; gadolinium compounds; holmium; laser tuning; lithium compounds; lutetium compounds; optical filters; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; yttrium compounds; GdVO4:Tm; GdVO4:Tm,Ho; Lu3Al5O12:Tm; Tm,Ho:GdVO4 laser; Tm,Ho:YLF laser; Tm:GdVO4 laser; Tm:LuAG laser; Tm:YAG laser; Tm:YAP laser; YAG:Tm; YAP:Tm; YLF:Tm,Ho; wavelength 1.8 micron to 2.1 micron; widely tunable lasers; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser radar; Laser tuning; Optimized production technology; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state; (140.3600) Lasers, tunable;
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
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
