CHENG Xiao-Jin1, XU Jian-Qiu1, ZHANG Wen-Xin2, JIANG Ben-Xue2, PAN Yu-Bai2
1Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 2018002Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050
End-Pumped Tm:YAG Ceramic Slab Lasers
CHENG Xiao-Jin1, XU Jian-Qiu1, ZHANG Wen-Xin2, JIANG Ben-Xue2, PAN Yu-Bai2
1Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 2018002Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050
摘要Lasers from a Tm:YAG ceramic aare reported for the first time to our best knowledge. The Tm:YAG ceramic slab is end-pumped by a laser diode with central wavelength 792nm. At room temperature, the maximum continuous-wave output power is 4.5W, and the sloping efficiency is obtained to be 20.5%. The laser spectrum of the Tm:YAG ceramic is centered at 2015nm.
Abstract：Lasers from a Tm:YAG ceramic aare reported for the first time to our best knowledge. The Tm:YAG ceramic slab is end-pumped by a laser diode with central wavelength 792nm. At room temperature, the maximum continuous-wave output power is 4.5W, and the sloping efficiency is obtained to be 20.5%. The laser spectrum of the Tm:YAG ceramic is centered at 2015nm.
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