Room-temperature, laser diode-pumped, Q-switched, 2 micron, thulium-doped, solid state laser
Abstract
A room-temperature, laser-pumped, Q-switched, thulium-doped, solid state laser for producing pulses of laser emission at substantially 2 microns is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the laser comprises: a laser cavity defined by first and second reflective path elements opposing each other on a common axis to form a reflective path there between; a laser crystal disposed in the laser cavity, the laser crystal having a host material doped with an amount of thulium activator ions sufficient to produce a laser emission at substantially 2 microns from the 3F4 to 3H6 laser transition in the thulium activator ions when the laser crystal is enabled and is pumped by a CW pump beam at a preselected wavelength; a pump laser for pumping the laser crystal with the CW pump beam at the preselected wavelength; and a Q-switch disposed in the laser cavity between the laser crystal and the second reflective element for periodically enabling the laser crystal to produce a pulsed laser emission at substantially 2 microns when the crystal is also pumped by the CW pump beam.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Department of the Navy, Washington, DC (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6714642
- Patent Number(s):
- A US 7-501461
- Assignee:
- Department of the Navy, Washington, DC
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: This Government-owned invention available for U.S. licensing and, possibly, for foreign licensing. Copy of application available NTIS
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; SOLID STATE LASERS; DESIGN; AMBIENT TEMPERATURE; CRYSTALS; EMISSION; IONS; LASER CAVITIES; OPTICAL PUMPING; PATENTS; PULSES; Q-SWITCHING; REFLECTION; REFLECTIVITY; THULIUM; CHARGED PARTICLES; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTS; LASERS; METALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PUMPING; RARE EARTHS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; 426002* - Engineering- Lasers & Masers- (1990-)
Citation Formats
Esterowitz, L, and Stoneman, R C. Room-temperature, laser diode-pumped, Q-switched, 2 micron, thulium-doped, solid state laser. United States: N. p., 1990.
Web.
Esterowitz, L, & Stoneman, R C. Room-temperature, laser diode-pumped, Q-switched, 2 micron, thulium-doped, solid state laser. United States.
Esterowitz, L, and Stoneman, R C. 1990.
"Room-temperature, laser diode-pumped, Q-switched, 2 micron, thulium-doped, solid state laser". United States.
@article{osti_6714642,
title = {Room-temperature, laser diode-pumped, Q-switched, 2 micron, thulium-doped, solid state laser},
author = {Esterowitz, L and Stoneman, R C},
abstractNote = {A room-temperature, laser-pumped, Q-switched, thulium-doped, solid state laser for producing pulses of laser emission at substantially 2 microns is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the laser comprises: a laser cavity defined by first and second reflective path elements opposing each other on a common axis to form a reflective path there between; a laser crystal disposed in the laser cavity, the laser crystal having a host material doped with an amount of thulium activator ions sufficient to produce a laser emission at substantially 2 microns from the 3F4 to 3H6 laser transition in the thulium activator ions when the laser crystal is enabled and is pumped by a CW pump beam at a preselected wavelength; a pump laser for pumping the laser crystal with the CW pump beam at the preselected wavelength; and a Q-switch disposed in the laser cavity between the laser crystal and the second reflective element for periodically enabling the laser crystal to produce a pulsed laser emission at substantially 2 microns when the crystal is also pumped by the CW pump beam.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6714642},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 30 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Fri Mar 30 00:00:00 EST 1990}
}