A tunable dual frequency Tm : YAG laser

Authors
Quehl, G Grunert, J Elman, V Hemmerich, A
Citation
G. Quehl et al., A tunable dual frequency Tm : YAG laser, OPT COMMUN, 190(1-6), 2001, pp. 303-307
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00304018 → ACNP
Volume
190
Issue
1-6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
303 - 307
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(20010401)190:1-6<303:ATDFT:>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A compact design for a single mode Tm:YAG laser is presented. With two thin infrasil etalons as the only intracavity tuning elements a tuning range fr om 1940 to 2030 nm with a gap between 2000 and 2020 nm can be realized. The laser emits in two longitudinal modes separated by 1 GHz. Pumped with 500 mW power from a Ti:sapphire laser at 786 nm the output is above 50 mW over the entire tuning range. Frequencies can be rapidly varied over a range of 4 GHz. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.