A Linearly Polarized Ho:YAG Laser at 2.09 mu m with Corner Cube Cavity Pumped by Tm:YLF Laser

作者:Wu Jing; Ju You Lun; Dai Tong Yu*; Liu Wei; Yao Bao Quan; Wang Yue Zhu
来源:Chinese Physics Letters, 2015, 32(7): 074207.
DOI:10.1088/0256-307X/32/7/074207

摘要

A linearly polarized operation Ho: YAG laser at 2090.5 nm with a corner cube cavity is demonstrated. A polarizer with high reflectivity for the s-polarized light at the laser wavelength is employed to achieve a linearly polarized laser. In the same case of resonator length, the corner cube can be used to cut the volume of the Ho: YAG laser and to enhance the stability of the system. The maximum linearly polarized output power of 5.8 W is achieved at the absorbed pump power of 23.3 W, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 29.7%, and the optical-optical conversion efficiency is around 24.9%. The M-2 factors of the 2.09 mu m laser are 2.4 and 1.2 along the horizontal and vertical directions, respectively.