Title :
Recent advances in diode-pumped near to mid-IR lasers
Author :
Hamilton, Charles E.
Author_Institution :
Aculight Corp., Bellevue, WA, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1995
Abstract :
Two different laser systems are reviewed. The first is a high-repetition-rate, single-frequency Tm:YAG laser that is used specifically for optical pumping of a HBr mid-infrared gas laser. The second is a compact, tunable Er:YAG laser that generates a 3-μm beam that is highly transmissive through the atmosphere
Keywords :
erbium; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; 3 micron; HBr; HBr gas laser; YAG:Er; YAG:Tm; YAl5O12:Er; YAl5O12:Tm; atmospheric transmission; compact tunable Er:YAG laser; diode pumping; high-repetition-rate single-frequency Tm:YAG laser; mid-IR laser; near-IR laser; optical pumping; Birefringence; Diodes; Frequency; Gas lasers; Mirrors; Optical imaging; Oscillators; Polarization; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2450-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1995.484796
