Resonantly pumped eyesafe erbium lasers
| Autor: | J.R. Konves, Scott D. Setzler, Evan P. Chicklis, York E. Young, M.P. Francis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Materials science
business.industry chemistry.chemical_element Laser pumping Laser Q-switching Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Semiconductor laser theory law.invention Optical pumping Erbium Optics chemistry law Fiber laser Continuous wave Optoelectronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering business |
| Zdroj: | IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 11:645-657 |
| ISSN: | 1077-260X |
| DOI: | 10.1109/jstqe.2005.850249 |
| Popis: | The viability of high-power and high-energy, direct eyesafe emission from bulk erbium lasers has recently been demonstrated. In this paper, we present a review of eyesafe erbium lasers that are resonantly pumped by both fiber and diode lasers. High brightness pumping with a 1.53-/spl mu/m erbium fiber laser has yielded 60 W of continuous wave (CW) output, 10 W of repetitively Q-switched output, and as much as 16 mJ of pulse energy. Diode laser pumping has yielded 38 W of quasi-CW output and >40 mJ of Q-switched output. |
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