LD-end-pumped 60 pm linewidth Tm:YLF laser

Abstract

Narrow linewidth continuous-wave Tm:YLF laser at room temperature with a Volume Bragg grating and double Fabry-Perot etalons by using the end-pumping configuration was presented. The Tm:YLF laser operates at 1907.3 nm with FWHM of approximately 60 pm. We achieved the maximum output power of 1.92 W when the incident pump power of 13.9 W, corresponding to the optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 13.8% and slope efficiency of 16.4%.