Efficient laser operation of diode-pumped Nd:KGd(WO4)(2) crystal at 1.067 mu m

被引：21

作者：

Chen, YM

Major, L

Kushawaha, V

机构：

[1] The Laser Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Howard University, Washington, DC

来源：

APPLIED OPTICS | 1996年 / 35卷 / 18期

关键词：

Nd:KGW; laser diode pumped; solid-state lasers; spectroscopy;

D O I：

10.1364/AO.35.003203

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

The spectral properties and laser performance of a Nd:KGd(WO4)(2) (Nd:KGW) rod pumped by a laser diode have been studied. The Nd:KGW can be doped with a much higher Nd3+ concentration and has a wider absorption linewidth around 808 nm compared with Nd:YAG. At low repetition rates, the Nd:KGW exhibited good lasing properties with a lower threshold. The maximum optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of the diode laser pumped Nd:KGW laser at 1.067 mu m has been determined to be 34.3% with a slope efficiency of 43.1%. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America

引用

页码：3203 / 3206

页数：4

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