Published July 2013 | Version v1
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Compact single-frequency Tm:YAG ceramic laser with a volume Bragg grating

Creators

  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics Technology, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710119 (China)
  • 2. School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116 (China)

Description

We demonstrated a compact high-power single-frequency Tm:YAG ceramic laser operating at 1999.7 nm. Single-frequency operation was achieved by incorporating a reflection volume Bragg grating (VBG) in a laser with a short cavity length. The laser emission has a spectral linewidth of ∼10 MHz and a maximum output power of 1.4 W, which is limited by the pump-induced thermal-lens effect of the laser. (letter)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1612-2011/10/7/075805

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1612-2011/10/7/075805;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Laser physics letters (Internet)
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
[4 p.]
ISSN
1612-202X

INIS

Country of Publication
Russian Federation
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46009138
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LASER RADIATION; LENSES; OPERATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICS; SOLID STATE LASERS; THULIUM IONS; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS
Descriptors DEC
CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONS; LASERS; PUMPING; RADIATIONS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS