Highly efficient Ho:YAG laser pumped by a Tm -doped silica fiber laser

A. Abdolvand; D. Y. Shen; L. J. Cooper; R. B. Williams; W. A. Clarkson

Highly efficient Ho:YAG laser pumped by a Tm -doped silica fiber laser

A. Abdolvand (Lead / Corresponding author), D. Y. Shen, L. J. Cooper, R. B. Williams, W. A. Clarkson

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Abstract

The use of single doped Ho:YAG crystals by pumping directly into the upper laser manifold with a diode-pumped Tm:YLF or Tm:YVO₄ was discussed. The upper limit on output power was limited by thermal effects in Tm-doped fiber laser as the pump laser. Cladding-pumped fiber lasers were relatively immune from thermal effects and offered the potential for scaling to very high powers without degradation in beam quality. It combination of high power, high brightness and flexibility in operating wavelength suggested that cladding pumped Tm doped fiber lasers were ideal sources for many Tm and Ho doped crystal lasers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1626-1627
Number of pages	2
Journal	OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series
Volume	88
Publication status	Published - 2003
Event	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO); Postconference Digest - Baltimore, MD, United States Duration: 1 Jun 2003 → 6 Jun 2003

Keywords

Cladding (coating)
Doping (additives)
Problem solving
Semiconductor lasers
Silica
Thulium

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Engineering

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Highly efficient Ho:YAG laser pumped by a Tm -doped silica fiber laser

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