Abstract
Thuilium doped laser hosts are studied for high-power cw 2-μm lasers. When we used a Ti:Al2O3 laser as a pump source for a Tm:YAG laser, 1.2 W of 2-μm laser output was observed with 2.8 W of pump power. The effects of energy transfer on laser performance will be modeled.
© 1990 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
ROBERT C. STONEMAN, J. G. LYNN, and LEON ESTEROWITZ
JWB1 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO:S&I) 1990
Gregory J. Quarles, Charles L. Marquardt, Leon Esterowitz, and Annette Rosenbaum
ML6 Advanced Solid State Lasers (ASSL) 1990
R. S. F. Chang, S. Chaddha, S. Sengupta, and N. Djeu
ThL4 OSA Annual Meeting (FIO) 1990