Title :
High-power room-temperature intracavity-pumped Ho:YAG laser
Author :
Hayward, R.A. ; Clarkson, W.A. ; Hanna, D.C.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only. Power-scaling of two-micron solid-state lasers to meet the demands of applications such as LIDAR and mid-infrared generation via nonlinear frequency conversion is an area which has attracted growing interest over recent years. In this paper we describe a simple strategy for achieving high power operation of a Ho:YAG laser. Singly-doped Ho:YAG is an attractive laser material for operation in the 2-micron wavelength regime, with lower upconversion losses.
Keywords :
holmium; infrared sources; laser transitions; optical pumping; solid lasers; 2 mum; 2-micron wavelength regime; Ho:YAG laser; LIDAR; YAG:Ho; YAl5O12:Ho; high power operation; high-power; intracavity-pumped; laser material; mid-infrared generation; nonlinear frequency conversion; room-temperature; singly-doped Ho:YAG; two-micron solid-state lasers; upconversion losses; Birefringence; Differential equations; Diodes; Heating; Integral equations; Laser excitation; Optical distortion; Optical resonators; Pump lasers; Thermal lensing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909993
