Laser emission under flashlamp pumping of a new crystal: Nd-doped strontium-lanthanum-aluminate (Nd : ASL)

Authors
Musset, O Fouquin, L Boquillon, JP
Citation
O. Musset et al., Laser emission under flashlamp pumping of a new crystal: Nd-doped strontium-lanthanum-aluminate (Nd : ASL), APP PHYS B, 68(2), 1999, pp. 181-185
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS
ISSN journal
09462171 → ACNP
Volume
68
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
181 - 185
Database
ISI
SICI code
0946-2171(199902)68:2<181:LEUFPO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Nd-doped strontium-lanthanum-aluminate (Sr1-xNdyLax-yMgxAl12-xO19) is a new material, tunable in the 1-1.1 mu m band. We present the first results of pulsed laser emission of this crystal under flashlamp pumping. We obtain a slope efficiency of 3.3% with a maximum average power of 40 W at 40 Hz in f ree-lasing regime. Nd:Cr codoping of ASL is also tested, but with much lowe r efficiency.