Ry. Abdulsabirov et al., EFFICIENT LASER PUMPING OF A CO-MGF2 CRYSTAL BY RADIATION WITH THE WAVELENGTH 1.3 MU-M, Quantum electronics, 27(7), 1997, pp. 589-591
A Co:MgF2 crystal laser was pumped with radiation (lambda = 1.35 mu m)
from a neodymium glass laser. This resulted in generation of radiatio
n of 1.6 J energy with a quantum efficiency of 67%. The Co:MgF2 crysta
l could thus be used for efficient conversion of lambda = 1.3 mu m las
er beams, such as those from iodine photodissociation and chemical oxy
gen-iodine lasers.