Citation
C. Li et al., Diode-pumped high-efficiency Tm : YAG lasers, OPT EXPRESS, 4(1), 1999, pp. 12-18
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
OPTICS EXPRESS
ISSN journal
10944087
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Volume
4
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
12 - 18
Database
ISI
SICI code
1094-4087(19990104)4:1<12:DHT:YL>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Eye-safe solid-state lasers that operate at 2 mu m wavelength have many app
lications in medical, remote sensing and military technologies. With a 3-W
CW laser-diode pumping, we obtained 760 mW 2.01 mu m Tm: YAG laser under CW
operation. The slope efficiency was 44% and the optical to optical efficie
ncy reached 36%. In the acousto-optic Q-switched operation, laser pulses wi
th the energy of 1.2mJ and 380 ns FWHM width have been achieved. (C) 1999 O
ptical Society of America.