Laser performance of diode-pumped thulium-doped Y_3Al_5O_12, (Y, Lu)_3Al_5O_12, and Lu_3Al_5O_12 crystals

Autor: Kmetec, Jeffrey D., Grund, Christian J., Kubo, Tracy S., Kane, Thomas J.
Zdroj: Optics Letters; February 1994, Vol. 19 Issue: 3 p186-188, 3p
Abstrakt: Substitution of Lu for Y in the host garnet Y_3Al_5O_12 results in small differences in the laser behavior of Tm^3+. Important shifts in the laser frequency are achieved with little change from the well-known and desirable properties of Y_3Al_5O_12. We discuss the comparative performance of the three materials, both as diode-pumped 3-W TEMoo lasers and as stable single-frequency oscillators. The near-room-temperature center lasing wavelengths of the 0%, 50%, and 100% Lu-substituted crystals are 2013.3, 2022.7, and 2020.3 nm, respectively.
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