• DocumentCode
    520256
  • Title

    High power diode pumped 2 µm laser operation of Tm:Lu2O3

  • Author

    Koopmann, P. ; Lamrini, S. ; Scholle, K. ; Fuhrberg, P. ; Petermann, K. ; Huber, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Laser-Phys., Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report the first diode pumped laser operation of thulium-doped lutetia in the 2 μm wavelength range. Output powers of more than 40 W and slope efficiencies of up to 42% with respect to the incident pump power were achieved at room temperature.
  • Keywords
    lutetium compounds; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; thulium; Lu2O3:Tm; high power diode pumped laser; incident pump power; wavelength 2 mum; Conductivity measurement; Crystals; Diode lasers; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Thermal conductivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499825