Comparative performance of diode-pumped Dy:KPb2Cl5 and Dy:PbGa2S4 lasers in the middle-infrared spectral region

Peter Schlosser; Vasili Savitski

doi:10.1117/12.2631974

30 May 2022 Comparative performance of diode-pumped Dy:KPb₂Cl₅ and Dy:PbGa₂S₄ lasers in the middle-infrared spectral region

Peter Schlosser, Vasili Savitski

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Proceedings Volume 12092, Laser Technology for Defense and Security XVII; 1209205 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2631974
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2022, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Experiments on energy scaling and extending wavelength tunability of Dy:PGS and Dy:KPC lasers were undertaken. Both lasers demonstrated >1mJ output pulse energy under diode laser pumping. Dy:PGS laser wavelength tunability was extended to 4.68um, which is the longest wavelength of laser oscillation ever reported for this crystal under 1.7um diode pumping. The longest wavelength of laser oscillation with Dy:KPC crystal was 4.45um. Modelling of Dy:KPC and Dy:PGS laser operation in Q-switching mode was carried out. It was shown that Dy:KPC and Dy:PGS lasers are capable of producing Q-switch pulses with several kW peak power and pulse duration of ~ 40ns.

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Peter Schlosser and Vasili Savitski "Comparative performance of diode-pumped Dy:KPb₂Cl₅ and Dy:PbGa₂S₄ lasers in the middle-infrared spectral region", Proc. SPIE 12092, Laser Technology for Defense and Security XVII, 1209205 (30 May 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2631974

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