Highly efficient diode-pumped 3-mu m Er3+:BaY2F8 laser

被引:24
作者
Eichler, HJ
Findeisen, J
Liu, B
Kaminskii, AA
Butachin, AV
Peuser, P
机构
[1] RUSSIAN ACAD SCI,INST CRYSTALLOG,MOSCOW 117333,RUSSIA
[2] DAIMLER BENZ AG,FORSCH & TECH,D-81663 MUNICH,GERMANY
基金
俄罗斯基础研究基金会;
关键词
crystals; diodes; erbium materials; infrared radiation effects; laser biomedical applications; solid lasers;
D O I
10.1109/2944.585819
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A systematic investigation on a series of monoclinic Er3+:BaY2F8 crystals with different dopant concentrations (C-Er = 5%-30%) and crystal orientations was conducted to optimize the laser performance in this new 3-mu m laser medium by laser diode pumping, The highest slope efficiency of 32% near the quantum defect (35%) was obtained with a 10% doped Er3+:BaY2F8 crystal with the orientation (010) and a length of 3.5 mm, A maximum output power of 160 mW was achieved at an absorbed pump power of 550 mW at a wavelength of 970 nm.
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页码:90 / 94
页数:5
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