Diode pumping of tunable Cr-doped lasers

Richard Scheps

doi:10.1117/12.43599

1 July 1991 Diode pumping of tunable Cr-doped lasers

Richard Scheps

Proceedings Volume 1410, Solid State Lasers II; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43599
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Both Cr:LiCaAlF₆ (Cr:LiCAF) and Cr:LiSrAlF₆ (Cr:LiSAF) lasers have been pumped using visible laser diodes. Two commercial 10 mW laser diodes were polarization combined to demonstrate lasing in a low loss resonator. In addition, a higher power 665 nm laser diode was used to pump each laser, producing 15.9 mW cw and 51.8 mW pulsed at 10 Hz for Cr:LiCAF and 19.9 mW cw and 78 mW pulsed for Cr:LiSAF. Optical characterization of the gain media was performed using a dye laser. Gain, loss, slope efficiency and the dependence of the threshold on pump wavelength for each laser are reported.

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Richard Scheps "Diode pumping of tunable Cr-doped lasers", Proc. SPIE 1410, Solid State Lasers II, (1 July 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43599

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