Title :
Continuously tunable 2.3 μm Tm:GSGG laser
Author :
Rosenblatt, G.H. ; Pinto, J.F. ; Stoneman, R.C. ; Esterowitz, L.
Author_Institution :
SFA Inc., Landover, MD, USA
Abstract :
For efficient operation of the Tm3+ 2.3 μm 3 H4-3H5 laser transition, a suitable host with low multiphonon decay rates, such as Gd3Sc 2Ga3012 (GSGG), is desirable. Continuously tunable, CW, room temperature laser operation of this transition is demonstrated for Tm:GSGG. Broadband tuning is obtained from 2.20-2.37 μm
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; garnets; laser transitions; laser tuning; phonon-phonon interactions; scandium compounds; solid lasers; thulium; 2.2 to 2.37 mum; 2.3 mum; CW room temperature laser operation; Gd3Sc2Ga5O12:Tm; Gd3Sc2GG:Tm; Gd3Sc2Ga3012; Tm:GSGG; Tm:GSGG laser; Tm3+ 2.3 μm 3H4-3H5 laser transition; broadband tuning; continuously tunable; host; low multiphonon decay rates; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical coupling; Phonons; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Resonance; Temperature; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379376
