Tunable continuous-wave laser at quasi-three-level with a disordered Nd:LGS crystal

  • Qing Wang
  • , Zhiyi Wei*
  • , Yongdong Zhang
  • , Zhiguo Zhang
  • , Haohai Yu
  • , Huaijin Zhang
  • , Jiyang Wang
  • , Mingwei Gao
  • , Chunqing Gao
  • , Zhenlin Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A diode-pumped tunable CW Nd3+:LGS laser at quasi-three-level has been demonstrated. The output power up to 403mW at the central wavelength of 904nm was obtained, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 29.7%. Taking advantage of the broad emission spectrum of the disordered crystal Nd:LGS, we tuned the laser wavelength within the spectral range of 899.8 to 906:6nm with an etalon inserted into the V-type cavity. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first time to obtain a tunable laser based on the 4F 3/2-4I9/2 transition of Nd3+-doped crystals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1770-1772
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume36
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 May 2011

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