Title :
High-power and high-efficiency diode-pumped Er:Yb:glass laser
Author :
Laporta, P. ; Taccheo, Stefano ; Svelto, O.
Author_Institution :
Centro di Elettronica Quantistica e Strumentazione del CNR, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Abstract :
A continuous-wave Er:Yb:phosphate glass laser pumped at 980 nm by a high-power broad-area InGaAs diode laser has been developed. The laser emits 74 mW output power at 1532 nm in multimode operation and over 30 mW in a single transverse mode.
Keywords :
erbium; laser transitions; optical pumping; phosphate glasses; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1532 nm; 30 mW; 74 mW; 980 nm; InGaAs diode laser; broad area LD pump; high power laser; high-efficiency diode-pumped; multimode operation; single transverse mode;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920309
