Title :
True diode-pumped quasi-cw Nd/sup 3+/:YF/sub 3/
Author :
Dubinskii, M.A. ; Abdulsabirov, R.Yu. ; Korabieva, S.I. ; Naumov, A.K.
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Eng. Services Inc., Burtonsville, MD, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Nd/sup 3+/-activated biaxial yttrium trifluoride (Nd/sup 3+/:YF/sub 3/) is a relatively new single crystal laser material and is also one of the least explored fluoride laser crystals. It was for the first time evaluated as a Nd-activated laser material with flashlamp pumping. Here we present the first, to the best of our knowledge, results on true diode-pumped quasi-cw laser operation of Nd/sup 3+/:YF/sub 3/.
Keywords :
birefringence; flash lamps; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Nd-activated laser material; Nd/sup 3+/-activated biaxial yttrium trifluoride; Nd/sup 3+/:YF/sub 3/; YF/sub 3/:Nd; diode-pumped; flashlamp pumping; fluoride laser crystals; quasi-cw; single crystal laser material; true diode-pumped quasi-cw laser operation; Diodes; Neodymium; Optimized production technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.907250
