Q-switched Ho:Lu2O3 laser at 2.12 μm

Opt Lett. 2013 Jun 1;38(11):1948-50. doi: 10.1364/OL.38.001948.

Abstract

We report on a Q-switched Ho:Lu2O3 laser resonantly pumped by a GaSb-based laser diode stack at 1.9 μm. The maximum output energy extracted from the compact plano-plano acousto-optically Q-switched resonator was 8 mJ at a 100 Hz pulse repetition rate, while the peak power was 40 kW. The laser wavelength was 2.124 μm.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Absorption
  • Holmium*
  • Lasers, Solid-State*
  • Lutetium*
  • Oxides*
  • Spectrum Analysis

Substances

  • Oxides
  • Lutetium
  • Holmium