1. Structure, spectroscopy and LD end-pumped laser performance of an Er,Pr:LuYSGG crystal operated at ∼2.8 μm.
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Zhang, Huili, Sun, Dunlu, Luo, Jianqiao, Quan, Cong, Qiao, Yang, Chen, Yuwei, Dong, Kunpeng, Wang, Zhentao, Li, Hongyuan, and Cheng, Maojie
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MID-infrared lasers ,LASERS ,CRYSTALS ,SPECTROMETRY ,REFRACTIVE index ,CONTINUOUS wave lasers ,INFRARED lasers - Abstract
We demonstrate the structure, spectroscopy, and laser performance of an Er
3+ and Pr3+ co-doped LuYSGG crystal grown by the Cz method. The XRD result shows that it belongs to the cubic system with the space group Ia3¯d . A refractive index curve in the range of 320–3000 nm is obtained by fitting the Sellmeier equation. The lifetimes of the4 I13/2 and4 I11/2 levels are 0.871 and 0.728 ms, and the ratio is reduced obviously from 3.4 to 1.2 due to the doping of deactivator Pr3+ . In CW mode, a maximum output power of 1059 mW is achieved with a slope efficiency of 17.58% and laser center wavelength of ∼2.8 μm. Beam quality factors of 1.40/1.34 are achieved. The results suggest that the Er,Pr:LuYSGG crystal is a potential candidate for generating a high-power mid-infrared laser and can be applied in irradiation environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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