Efficient Cr sensitized Nd: GdScGa-garnet laser at 1.06 μm.

Autor: Pruss, D., Huber, G., Beimowski, A., Laptev, V., Shcherbakov, I., Zharikov, Y.
Zdroj: Applied Physics B: Lasers & Optics; Aug1982, Vol. 28 Issue 4, p355-358, 4p
Abstrakt: Room-temperature cw lasing at 1.061 μm has been obtained in Cr,Nd: GdScGa-garnet. Threshold powers as low as 7 mW and slope efficiencies up to 41% have been measured. Cross pumping of Nd via Cr is nearly as efficient as direct pumping. Time-resolved measurements of the transfer rate yield a transfer efficiency of 0.86 and an average transfer time of 17 μs. An improvement in pulsed broad band pumping can also be expected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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