简介:WereportamonolithicTm:YLFmicrolaserinthisLetter.Inordertoimprovetherelaxationoscillationofthelaser,bothendsofthecrystalarecoated,makingtheTm:YLFcrystalitselfaresonantcavity.Themicrolaserispumpedbya792nmlaserdiodeoperatedinthecontinuouswave(CW)mode.Weobtainmaximumoutputpowersof7.78and10.4Watthetotalincidentpowerof43.6Wwithfocuslensesof37.5and40mm,respectively,correspondingtotheslopeefficienciesof25.6%and40.0%andtheoptical–opticalconversionefficienciesof17.8%and23.8%.Itisclearthattheamplitudeoftherelaxationoscillationissmallerandthebeamqualityisbetterwiththefocuslengthof37.5mm;however,thelaserwiththefocuslengthof40mmproducesahigheroutputpowerandamorestablewavelengthcenteringat1878.44nm.
简介:Aliquid-nitrogen-cooledTm,Ho:YLFlaserisconstructedwitha10-mm-longTm(6%)andHo(0.5%)co-dopedyttriumlithiumfluoridecrystalpumpedbyalaserdiodeoperatingat792nm.ThelaseroutputpowerisimprovedbycoolingtheTm,Ho:YLFcrystalfrom300to77K.Whenthecrystaliskeptat77K,thelaserthresholdpumppoweris230mW,theslopeefficiencyis27.4%,andthemaximumoptical-to-opticalefficiencyis19.9%.Atthesametime,therelationbetweentheinputpowerandtheoutputpoweratdifferenttemperaturesisobtained.
简介:AhighlyTm-dopedleadgermanateglassfiberisdevelopedusingtherod-in-tubemethod.The~2μmlaserbeamqualityofthefiberis~1.5.Theleadgermanatecompositefiberjumpersarehomemadeforallthefiberlaserinvestigations.Whencoreispumpedbya1590nmYb/Erfiberlaser,amaximumlaseroutputof313mWisachievedata670mWpumppower,andthecorrespondingslopeefficiencyis~52.8%.Moreover,byusinga2cmlongleadgermanatefiberasthegainmedium,a33mW1942nmTmlaserisalsodemonstrated.
简介:Enhanced2.7μmemissionisobtainedinEr3+/Tm3+andEr3+/Ho3+codopedZBYAglasses.Absorptionandemissionspectraaretestedtocharacterizethe2.7μmemissionpropertiesofEr3+/Tm3+andEr3+/Ho3+dopedZBYAglassesandareasonableenergytransfermechanismof2.7μmemissionbetweenEr3+andTm3+Ho3+)ionisproposed.CodopingofTm3+orHo3+significantlyreducesthelifetimeoftheEr3+:4I13/2levelduetotheenergytransferofEr3+:4I13/2→Tm3+:3F4orEr3+:4I13/2→Ho3+:5I7.Thus,the2.7μmemissionisstrengthenedandthe1.5μmemissionisdecreasedaccordinglyespeciallyintheEr3+/Tm3+sample.TheupconversioneffectsbetweentheEr3+/Tm3+andEr3+/Ho3+dopedZBYAglassesaredifferentattributetothedifferentenergytransferefficiencies.Bothofthetwocodopedsamplespossessnearlyequallargeemissioncrosssection(16.6×10-21cm-2)around2.7μm.TheresultsindicatethatthisEr3+/Tm3+orEr3+/Ho3+dopedZBYAglasshaspotentialapplicationsin2.7μmlaser.
简介:Wedemonstrateadiode-pumpTm3+t-dopedall-fiberlaseroperatingat1908nmbasedonamasteroscillatorpoweramplifier(MOPA)configuration.Inourwork,152Woflaseroutputpowerisgeneratedbyatotalincidentpumppowerof434Wat790nm,correspondingtothetotalopticalefficiencyof35%.Thelaserwavelengthis1908.29nm.Tothebestofourknowledge,itisthehighestoutputpowerreachedaround1908nmwithsuchanarrowlinewidthof0.18nmbasedonaMOPAconfiguration.