Title :
Efficient laser emission of Nd-vanadates on the 1.34-µm 4F3/2→→I13/2 transition under Pumping with diode lasers directly into the emitting level
Author :
Pavel, N. ; Dascalu, T. ; Vasile, N. ; Lupei, V.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Solid-State Quantum Electron., Nat. Inst. for Laser, Plasma & Radiat. Phys., Bucharest, Romania
Abstract :
Efficient 1.34-mum laser emission is realized in Nd-vanadates under pumping with diode lasers at 0.88 mum. A Nd:YVO4 crystal yielded 3.4-W output power for 9.3-W absorbed pump power, at a slope efficiency of 0.43.
Keywords :
laser beams; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YVO:Nd; diode laser pumping; efficiency 0.43 percent; laser crystal; laser emission efficiency; power 3.4 W; Diode lasers; Human resource management; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Neodymium; Optical pumping; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3530) Lasers, neodymium; (140.5560) Pumping;
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
