Title :
Eye-safe Pr3+:RbPb2Cl5 Laser at ∼1.65 µm resonantly-pumped at 1547 nm
Author :
Ter-Gabrielyan, N. ; Sanamyan, T. ; Dubinskii, M.
Author_Institution :
US Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
Abstract :
Resonantly-pumped laser action based on 3F3 rArr 3H4 transition of Pr3+ ion is reported for the first time. Pr3+:RbPb2Cl5 laser demonstrated slope efficiency of over 21% at 1647 nm despite the marginal initial sample quality.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser transitions; optical pumping; praseodymium; rubidium compounds; solid lasers; RbPb2Cl5:Pr3+; efficiency 21 percent; eye-safe laser; laser transition; marginal initial sample quality; resonantly-pumped laser action; slope efficiency; wavelength 1547 nm; wavelength 1647 nm; Absorption; Crystalline materials; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Optical materials; Pump lasers; Resonance; Solid lasers; (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
