1-W average power levels and tunability from a diode-pumped 2. 94-[mu]m[integral] Er:YAG oscillator
Journal Article
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· Optics Letters; (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
A tunable Er:YAG laser, side pumped by a quasi-cw InGaAs diode array, generates [gt] 500 mW of power at 2.936 [mu]m. The cavity is a 4-cm plano-concave resonator that uses total internal reflection on the pump face of the Er:YAG crystal to couple the diode emission into the resonating modes of the oscillator. Tuning is accomplished by angle tuning a 300-[mu]m-thick YAG etalon. The tuning range is 2.933--2.939 [mu]m. Thermal lensing limits the duty factor to 4% or 8%, depending on the Er:YAG crystal thickness (2 or 1 mm). A 2.5-cm-long resonator operates at an 11% duty factor and generates 1.3 W of average power.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6833094
- Journal Information:
- Optics Letters; (United States), Vol. 19:20; ISSN 0146-9592
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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