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.