| Literature DB >> 18071514 |
D W Chen, C L Fincher, T S Rose, F L Vernon, R A Fields.
Abstract
We have demonstrated 1.15 W of Gaussianlike (M(2) = 2) cw output at 2.94 mum from a diode laser end-pumped monolithic laser crystal composed of Er-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) bonded to undoped YAG. The laser was pumped with two polarization-coupled 2.5-W flared laser diodes that provided a 45-mum pump waist with a low N.A. (<0.04) . Output at 2.94 mum was generated with a 34% slope efficiency and a greater-than-unity quantum efficiency.Year: 1999 PMID: 18071514 DOI: 10.1364/ol.24.000385
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Opt Lett ISSN: 0146-9592 Impact factor: 3.776