• DocumentCode
    610785
  • Title

    Efficient Tm:Fiber pumped solid-state Ho:YLF 2-µm laser for remote sensing applications

  • Author

    Singh, U.N. ; Yingxin Bai ; Jirong Yu ; Petros, Mulugeta

  • Author_Institution
    NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    9-12 Dec. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    An efficient 19 W, TEM00 mode, Ho:YLF laser pumped by continuous wave Tm:fiber laser has been demonstrated at the room temperature. The slope efficiency and optical-to-optical efficiency are 65% and 55%, respectively.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; holmium; laser beams; laser modes; lithium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; TEM00 mode; YLF:Ho; continuous wave Tm:fiber laser pumping; optical-to-optical efficiency; power 19 W; remote sensing applications; slope efficiency; solid-state Ho:YLF laser; temperature 293 K to 298 K; wavelength 2 mum;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Fiber Optics and Photonics (PHOTONICS), 2012 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chennai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-4718-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6545803