Reported here is the first cryogenically-cooled performance of Er 3+ -doped Y2O3 laser based on 4 I 11/2 → 4 I 13/2 transitions. Laser material was diode-pumped directly into an upper laser manifold 4 I 11/2 in order to minimize quantum defect of this Mid-IR laser. CW output power of over 1.6 W at ∼
Er3+-doped Y2O3 ceramic laser at ∼2.7 μ m with direct diode pumping of the upper laser level
✍ Scribed by T. Sanamyan; J. Simmons; M. Dubinskii
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1612-2011
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✦ Synopsis
We report relevant spectroscopy and efficient diodepumped ∼ 2.7-μm laser operation of Er 3+ :Y2O3 ceramic resonantly pumped into upper laser level 4 I 11/2 . This is believed to be the first laser demonstration based on 4 I 11/2 → 4 I 13/2 transitions of Er 3+ in Y2O3. Emission cross section, ×10 -19 cm 2 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 1.0 1.2
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