Efficient 2-μm continuous-wave laser oscillation of Tm3+: KLu(WO4)2

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1008-1015

  Mateos, X ^a   Petrov, Valentin ^a   Liu, Junhai ^a   Pujol, Maria Cinta ^b   Griebner, Uwe ^a   Aguiló, Magdalena ^b   Díaz, Francesc ^b   Galan, Miguel ^c   Viera, Gregorio ^c  

^a MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c Monocrom SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crystals; Lasers; Rare earth compounds; Solid lasers; Thulium; Tungsten compounds

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; LASER TUNING; POLARIZATION; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SOLID STATE LASERS; THULIUM; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LASERS; PUMPS; RARE EARTHS; SAPPHIRE; THULIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TUNGSTEN; TUNING;

INTRACAVITY LYOT FILTER; LASER OSCILLATION; MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS;

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; PUMPING (LASER);

ABSORBED POWER; CROSS SECTION; DIODE LASER PUMPING; DIODE-PUMPED; DOPANT CONCENTRATIONS; DOUBLE TUNGSTATES; HIGH-CRYSTALLINE QUALITY; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; INTRACAVITIES; LASER OSCILLATIONS; LASER POLARIZATION; LASER TRANSITION; LYOT FILTERS; MAXIMUM OUTPUT; MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SELECTIVE CAVITY; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES; SOLID LASER; SOLID LASERS; SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTY; TI: SAPPHIRE LASER; TI:SAPPHIRE; TM-DOPED; TUNING RANGES;

EID: 33748909204     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.881629     Document Type: Article

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