LASER DEMONSTRATION OF A DIODE-LASER-PUMPED ND-SR-5(PO4)(3)F CRYSTAL

Authors
WANG QP ZHAO SZ ZHANG XY SUN LK ZHANG SJ
Citation
Qp. Wang et al., LASER DEMONSTRATION OF A DIODE-LASER-PUMPED ND-SR-5(PO4)(3)F CRYSTAL, Optics communications, 128(1-3), 1996, pp. 73-75
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
128
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
73 - 75
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1996)128:1-3<73:LDOADN>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The absorption spectrum of a new crystal Nd:Sr-5(PO4)(3)F (Nd:S-FAP) w as measured and its strong absorption peak at 805.4 nm showed that it can be suitably pumped with a laser-diode. By using a laser-diode pump operating at 805.4 nm, Nd:S-FAP has been successfully lased at 1.059 mu m. A slope efficiency of 37.5% and a laser threshold of only 13 mW have been measured, and the theoretical prediction is in agreement wit h the experimental result.