Title :
High-average-power 1.54-/spl mu/m Er/sup 3+/:Yb/sup 3+/-doped phosphate glass laser
Author :
Jiang, Siwei ; Hamlin, S.J. ; Myers, J.D. ; Rhonehouse, D.L. ; Myers, M.J. ; Lucas, Jerome
Author_Institution :
Kigre Inc., Hilton Head, SC., USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. This paper describes our achievement of a laser with an average output power of 20 W at 1.54 /spl mu/m and a slope efficiency of 4 % based on our detailed investigation on pump dynamics, thermal behavior, and long-pulse laser performance of this new glass material. To our best knowledge, this is the most powerful and efficient lamp-pumped Er:glass laser to date.
Keywords :
erbium; laser transitions; optical glass; optical pumping; phosphate glasses; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1.54 mum; 20 W; 4 percent; Er/sup 3+/,Yb/sup 3+/-doped phosphate glass laser; high-average-power; lamp-pumped Er:glass laser; long-pulse laser performance; pump dynamics; slope efficiency; thermal behavior; Chemical lasers; Erbium; Fluorescence; Glass; Laser excitation; Neodymium; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulsed power supplies; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
