Diode-pumped lasers at five eye-safe wavelengths
- 1 April 1992
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Vol. 28 (4) , 1033-1040
- https://doi.org/10.1109/3.135225
Abstract
The authors have built CW, single-frequency, and Q-switched diode-pumped lasers at 2.02 mu m using Tm:YAG and at 2.09 mu m using Tm, Ho:YAG. For CW-pumped Q-switched operation near room temperature, Tm:YAG performed much better. CW diode-pumped Nd:YAG lasers at 1.833 and 0.946 mu m were built. The 0.946- mu m laser was used to pump a Yb, Er:YAG laser, which oscillated at 1.623 mu m and a Yb, Er:Glass laser, which oscillated at 1.534 mu m.<>Keywords
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