Diode-pumped high-efficiency Tm : YLF laser at room temperature

作者:Duan Xiaoming*; Yao Baoquan; Zhang Yunjun; Song Chengwei; Ju Youlun; Wang Yuezhu
来源:Chinese Optics Letters, 2008, 6(8): 591-593.
DOI:10.3788/COL20080608.0591

摘要

High-efficiency continuous-wave (CW) Tm:YLF laser by the dual-end-pumping configuration is presented. Under the total input pump power of 24.0 W, the highest, output power reaches 9.8 W in the wavelength range of 1910 - 1926 nm by use of 10% output coupling, corresponding to optical conversion efficiency of 40.9% and slope efficiency of 51.4%. The free-running laser spectrum of Tm:YLF is measured.