Comparison of flash-pumped Cr;Tm 2-&#956;m laser action in garnet hosts

Gregory J. Quarles; Joseph F. Pinto; Leon Esterowitz; Milan R. Kokta

doi:10.1117/12.43597

1 July 1991 Comparison of flash-pumped Cr;Tm 2-μm laser action in garnet hosts

Gregory J. Quarles, Joseph F. Pinto, Leon Esterowitz, Milan R. Kokta

Proceedings Volume 1410, Solid State Lasers II; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43597
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The authors describe room temperature, flash-pumped laser operation of several Cr³⁺-sensitized, Tm³⁺-activated garnet crystal hosts. The hosts which have been investigated include YAG, YSGG, and GSGG. Laser action for these systems is based on the 2.0 micrometers, ³F₄yields³H₆ transition in Tm³⁺. Slope efficiencies for the 2 micrometers transition exceeded 4% in some of the hosts investigated. Free-running, multimode output energies have exceeded 2 J at 1 Hz repetition rates, while TEM00 output energies of greater than 1 J have also been reported.

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Gregory J. Quarles, Joseph F. Pinto, Leon Esterowitz, and Milan R. Kokta "Comparison of flash-pumped Cr;Tm 2-μm laser action in garnet hosts", Proc. SPIE 1410, Solid State Lasers II, (1 July 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43597

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