• DocumentCode
    3149906
  • Title

    Tm-doped GdVO4 laser longitudinally pumped by 808 nm laser diode

  • Author

    Urata, Yoshihanr ; Wada, Satushi

  • Author_Institution
    Megaopto Corp., Saitama, Japan
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    26
  • Abstract
    In this study, a Tm:GdVO4 crystal grown by the Czochralski (CZ) technique was investigated. We pumped the crystal with an 808 nm LD and obtained a slope efficiency of 12.2 %, the maximum value reported for LD-pumped Tm:GdVO4.
  • Keywords
    crystal growth from melt; gadolinium; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; 12.2 percent; 808 nm; Czochralski technique; GdVO4:Tm; LD-pumped Tm:GdVO4; crystal growth; laser diode; slope efficiency; Coatings; Cooling; Couplers; Diode lasers; Electrons; Energy measurement; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optimized production technology; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7734-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312088
  • Filename
    1312088