• DocumentCode
    968287
  • Title

    Ho:YAG laser pumped by 1.9-μm diode lasers

  • Author

    Nabors, C.D. ; Ochoa, J. ; Fan, T.Y. ; Sanchez, A. ; Choi, H.K. ; Turner, G.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1603
  • Lastpage
    1605
  • Abstract
    A 21-μm Ho:YAG laser end pumped by 1.9-μm diode lasers has generated nearly 0.7-W CW output power. Laser operation was maintained even with Ho:YAG heat sink temperatures in excess of 60°C
  • Keywords
    holmium; laser beams; optical pumping; solid lasers; 0.7 W; 1.9 mum; 2.1 mum; 60 C; CW output power; Ho:YAG laser; YAG:Ho; YAl5O12:Ho; diode lasers; end pumped laser; heat sink temperatures; laser operation; Coatings; Diode lasers; Heat pumps; Heat sinks; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Power generation; Pump lasers; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.406370
  • Filename
    406370