Abstract

Solid-state 2 µm lasers based on thulium-doped active media Tm:YAG, Tm:YAP, and Tm:YLF were investigated under 1.7 µm resonant diode pumping. In contrast with standard 0.8 µm pump wavelength, a high slope efficiency was achieved, up to 80% in the case of Tm:YAP and Tm:YLF, nearing a quantum limit without relying on Tm³⁺–Tm³⁺ cross-relaxation energy transfer. Low thermal load allowed for stable continuous-wave operation with good beam quality and output power up to 6 W (Tm:YAG, Tm:YLF), and 8 W (Tm:YAP).

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