DocumentCode
447976
Title
Semiconductor laser pumping of a continuous-wave Pr3+:LiYF4 laser emitting at several wavelengths
Author
Richter, A. ; Heumann, E. ; Osiac, E. ; Scheife, H. ; Huber, G. ; Seelert, W. ; Diening, A.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Laser-Phys., Hamburg Univ., Germany
Volume
1
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
476
Abstract
We report continuous-wave laser operation of Pr3+:LiYF4 at 639.7 nm, 607.3 nm, and 522.6 nm using a frequency-doubled optically pumped semiconductor laser as pump source. Furthermore, a red continuous-wave Pr3+:LiYF4 laser was realized under GaN laser diode pumping.
Keywords
gallium compounds; laser beams; lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; praseodymium; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 522.6 nm; 607.3 nm; 639.7 nm; GaN; LiYF4:Pr; YLF:Pr3+; continuous-wave laser operation; frequency-doubled optically pumped semiconductor laser; laser diode pumping; pump source; red continuous-wave solid laser; semiconductor laser pumping; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical pumping; Particle beam optics; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201818
Filename
1572884
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