GaInNAs semiconductor disk lasers as pump sources for Tm3+(,Ho3+)-doped glass, crystal and fibre lasers

Sharon L. Vetter; L. J. McKnight; Stephane Calvez; Martin D. Dawson; F. Fusari; Alexander A. Lagatsky; Wilson Sibbett; Christian T. A. Brown; Ville-Markus Korpijärvi; Mircea D. Guina; B. Richards; G. Jose; Animesh Jha

doi:10.1117/12.811116

27 February 2009 GaInNAs semiconductor disk lasers as pump sources for Tm³⁺ (,Ho³⁺ )-doped glass, crystal and fibre lasers

Sharon L. Vetter, L. J. McKnight, Stephane Calvez, Martin D. Dawson, F. Fusari, Alexander A. Lagatsky, Wilson Sibbett, Christian T. A. Brown, Ville-Markus Korpijärvi, Mircea D. Guina, B. Richards, G. Jose, Animesh Jha

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Proceedings Volume 7193, Solid State Lasers XVIII: Technology and Devices; 719317 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811116
Event: SPIE LASE: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

We report the first use of a Semiconductor Disk Laser (SDL) as a pump source for ~2μm-emitting Tm³⁺ (,Ho³⁺)-doped dielectric lasers. The ~1213nm GaInNAs/GaAs SDL produces >1W of CW output power, a maximum power transfer net slope efficiency of 18.5%, and a full width half maximum wavelength tuning range of ~24nm. Free-running operation of a Tm³⁺-doped tellurite glass laser under 1213nm SDL pumping generated up to 60mW output power with 22.4% slope efficiency. Wavelength tunable output is also obtained from 1845 to 2043nm. Improved performance with output powers of ~200mW and a slope efficiency of ~35% are achieved by replacing the Tm³⁺-doped glass with a Tm³⁺-doped KYW active medium. Emission of a Tm3+,Ho3+-codoped tellurite glass laser is also reported with maximum output power of ~12mW and a ~7% slope efficiency. Finally, preliminary investigations of 1213nm-pumping of a Tm³⁺,Ho³⁺-codoped silica fibre laser lead to 36mW output power with ~19.3% slope efficiency.

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Sharon L. Vetter, L. J. McKnight, Stephane Calvez, Martin D. Dawson, F. Fusari, Alexander A. Lagatsky, Wilson Sibbett, Christian T. A. Brown, Ville-Markus Korpijärvi, Mircea D. Guina, B. Richards, G. Jose, and Animesh Jha "GaInNAs semiconductor disk lasers as pump sources for Tm³⁺ (,Ho³⁺ )-doped glass, crystal and fibre lasers", Proc. SPIE 7193, Solid State Lasers XVIII: Technology and Devices, 719317 (27 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811116

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