Optical bistability effects in a Tm,Ho:YLF laser at room temperature

被引：25

作者：

Zhang, Xinlu ^{[1
]}

Wang, Yuezhu

机构：

[1] Harbin Engn Univ, Coll Sci, Harbin 150001, Peoples R China

[2] Harbin Inst Technol, Natl Key Lab Tunable Laser Technol, Harbin 150001, Peoples R China

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2007年 / 32卷 / 16期

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D O I：

10.1364/OL.32.002333

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We demonstrate strong optical bistability in a 2 Am continuous-wave Tm,Ho:Y-LF laser pumped by a 792 nm laser diode near room temperature. The bistable region is as much as 100 mW wide at 283 K and can be controlled by the temperature of the laser crystal. The influence of crystal temperature on the characteristics of optical bistability is obtained. The influence of the pump-to-mode ratio on the histable characteristics of the laser is also discussed. To our knowledge this is the first report of optical bistability effects in Tm,Ho:YLF lasers. (C) 2007 Optical Society of America.

引用

页码：2333 / 2335

页数：3

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