ER3+-Y3AL5O12 LASER DYNAMICS - EFFECTS OF UP-CONVERSION

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作者
SPARIOSU, K
BIRNBAUM, M
VIANA, B
机构
[1] Center for Laser Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-1112, University Park
[2] Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Paris, University Park, Cedex
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10.1364/JOSAB.11.000894
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Room-temperature 1.532-mum pumped 1.645-mum laser action in the Er3+:Y3Al5O12(Er:YAG) 4I13/2y3 (6602-cm-1) double-line-arrow-pointing-right 4I15/2z7 (523-cm 1) transition was demonstrated and was analyzed. Laser action at 1.645 mum was achieved in Er:YAG crystals with Er concentrations ranging from 0.5% to 4%. Slope efficiencies as high as 40% were obtained with 0.5% Er:YAG. For concentrations up to 4%, measurements of laser thresholds indicate that upconversion losses were small.
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