Title :
0.5 W efficient continuous wave Tm:KY(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/ laser
Author :
Kisel, V.E. ; Troshin, A.E. ; Shcherbitsky, V.G. ; Kuleshov, N.V. ; Pavlyuk, A.A.
Author_Institution :
Int. Laser Center, Minsk, Belarus
Abstract :
Spectroscopic properties and laser performance of Tm/sup 3+/:KY(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/ laser crystal were investigated. A maximum output power of 555 mW with a slope efficiency of 53% was obtained under CW diode pumping at 802 nm.
Keywords :
infrared spectra; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; 0.5 W; 53 percent; 555 mW; 802 nm; CW diode pumping; KY(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/:Tm/sup 3+/; continuous wave Tm:KY(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/ laser; laser performance; output power; slope efficiency; spectroscopic properties;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
