Title :
Cryogenically-cooled Ho:YAG laser in-band pumped by a Tm fibre laser
Author :
Kim, J.W. ; Mackenzie, J.I. ; Bailey, W.O.S. ; Pearson, L. ; Shen, D.Y. ; Yang, Y. ; Clarkson, W.A.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
In this paper we report on preliminary work ultimately aimed at achieving a further reduction in thermal effects by combining the advantages of cryogenic cooling with a very low quantum defect fibre-laser-pumping of bulk solid-state lasers. Here we describe preliminary results for a cryogenically-cooled Ho:YAG laser in-band pumped by a high-power Tm-doped silica fibre laser.
Keywords :
cooling; holmium; laser beams; optical pumping; silicon compounds; solid lasers; thermo-optical effects; thulium; SiO2:Tm; YAG:Ho; bulk solid-state laser; cryogenically-cooled laser; in-band pumping; quantum defect; silica fibre laser; thermal effects; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical fiber polarization; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196611
