Title :
Room temperature power scalability of the diode-pumped Er:YAG eye-safe laser
Author :
Kudryashov, I. ; Katsnelson, A. ; Ter-Gabrielyan, N. ; Dubinskii, M.
Author_Institution :
Princeton Lightwave Inc., Cranbury, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Laser performance of the Er:YAG resonantly end-pumped by a high-brightness InGaAsP/InP 10-bar stack is reported. Achieved 80 W power is believed to be the highest CW power ever reported from diode-pumped room-temperature Er:YAG laser.
Keywords :
erbium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YAG:Er; continuous wave power; diode pumped eye safe laser; power 80 W; resonantly end pumped laser; room temperature power scalability; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Diodes; Indium phosphide; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical materials; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Resonance; Scalability; Temperature; (140.3380) Laser materials; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; 140.3580 Lasers, solid-state;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
