Optics Letters · 2004 · 47 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsOpticsPhotonicsSpectroscopyCrystal GrowthLaser DiodesLaser Host MaterialsLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsLaser SpectroscopyCrystal Host MaterialsCrystalline StructurePower OutputSingle-crystal GrowthSolid-state LasersSpectroscopic CharacterizationTunable Laser DiodesTunable Lasers
Continuous-wave laser action at approximately 2 microm is demonstrated in a Tm-Ho:KYF4 single crystal at room temperature. Crystal growth, spectroscopic measurements, and laser results are presented. An output power in excess of 250 mW is obtained with a tuning range of 99 nm, the largest ever published, to our knowledge, for Tm-Ho in any crystalline host.
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Y. Le Fur, S. Aléonard · Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications · 1992 · 46 citations