Spectroscopy and efficient laser operation near 1.95 μm of Tm3+ in disordered NaLu(WO4)2
Continuous wave and tunable laser operation at room temperature is demonstrated with single crystals of Tm-doped NaLu(WO4)2. Under Ti:sapphire laser pumping and tuning by an intracavity Lyot filter, the Tm3+ emission extended from 1799 to 2026 nm. The maximum output power exceeded 0.5 W and the maxi...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/23950 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/23950 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Tm3+-Doped NaGd(WO4)2 Optical Spectroscopy Local Disorder CW laser operation |
| Sumario: | Continuous wave and tunable laser operation at room temperature is demonstrated with single crystals of Tm-doped NaLu(WO4)2. Under Ti:sapphire laser pumping and tuning by an intracavity Lyot filter, the Tm3+ emission extended from 1799 to 2026 nm. The maximum output power exceeded 0.5 W and the maximum slope efficiency with respect to the absorbed power was above 58%. These good laser properties are related to the locally disordered tetragonal (I-4) structure of the crystalline host. Using low temperature spectroscopy and energy level simulation methods, the energy levels and spectroscopic properties of Tm3+ have been shown to be compatible with the S4 site symmetry. This allowed the reliable determination of the emission cross sections related to the laser transitions. |
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