Investigation of diode-pumped 2.8-µm laser performance in Er:BaY2F8

Markus Pollnau, W. Lüthy, H.P. Weber, T. Jensen, G. Huber, A. Cassanho, H.P. Jenssen, R.A. McFarlane

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    Abstract

    Laser operation at 2.8 mm in BaY2F8 with erbium concentrations of 7.5% and 20% is investigated under laser-diode pumping at 967 nm. Output powers as high as 250 mW and slope efficiencies as high as 24% are obtained. Results are comparable with those of Er3+:LiYF4 under the same pump conditions. Slope efficiencies above 30% are predicted for optimized erbium concentrations.
    Original languageUndefined
    Article number10.1364/OL.21.000048
    Pages (from-to)48-50
    Number of pages3
    JournalOptics letters
    Volume21
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1996

    Keywords

    • IOMS-APD: Active Photonic Devices
    • IR-70111
    • EWI-17577

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