Resonantly Diode Laser Pumped 1.6-micrometers-Erbium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Solid-State Laser

Abstract

We report direct resonant diode pumping of a 1.6-micrometer-Er3+-doped bulk solid-state laser. Using a 1470-nm-single-mode diode laser module to pump the Er:YAG rod, an absorbed photon conversion efficiency of 26% has been obtained in this initial experiment. Analysis of the diode-pumped solid-state laser input-output characteristics suggests that the obtained slope efficiency can be doubled through the reduction of intracavity losses and pumping efficiency improvement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 2005
Accession Number
ADA505570

Entities

People

  • Dmitri Garbuzov
  • Igor Kudryashov
  • Mark Dubinskii

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Acquisition
  • Aluminum
  • Conversion
  • Copyrights
  • Data Acquisition
  • Diodes
  • Elements
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Professional Associations
  • Solid State Lasers
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy