Erbium-based edge-pumped disk laser

John Vetrovec; Drew A. Copeland; Amardeep S. Litt; Detao Du

doi:10.1117/12.2005327

26 March 2013 Erbium-based edge-pumped disk laser^a

John Vetrovec, Drew A. Copeland, Amardeep S. Litt, Detao Du

Proceedings Volume 8599, Solid State Lasers XXII: Technology and Devices; 85991O (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005327
Event: SPIE LASE, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We report on initial testing of an edge-pumped erbium-based disk laser operating at 1.53 micron. The laser uses a single laser disk having a composite glass construction with erbium-ytterbium co-doped center and undoped perimetral edge designed to channel pump light. Erbium is pumped to a laser transition by 940-nm diode radiation, which is first absorbed by ytterbium with subsequent energy transfer to erbium. This work presents results of initial testing of the laser with resonator optics configured for power extraction with two passes through the disk.

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John Vetrovec, Drew A. Copeland, Amardeep S. Litt, and Detao Du "Erbium-based edge-pumped disk laser^a", Proc. SPIE 8599, Solid State Lasers XXII: Technology and Devices, 85991O (26 March 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005327

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