Direct diode-pumped laser operation of Cr<sup>3+</sup>-
doped LiInGeO<sub>4</sub> crystals

doi:10.1364/OE.15.016097

Optics Express

Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
Vol. 15, Iss. 24 — Nov. 26, 2007
pp: 16097–16101

Direct diode-pumped laser operation of Cr³⁺- doped LiInGeO₄ crystals

A. Fuerbach, M. Jeanty, M. Y. Sharonov, A. Bykov, V. Petricevic, and M. Lenzner »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 24, pp. 16097-16101 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.016097

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Abstract

Quasi-continuous wave (cw) laser action has been demonstrated by direct diode pumping of a new extremely broadband Cr³⁺-doped crystal. In contrast to previous works, where large-frame pump lasers have been employed, we have shown that low-power direct diode pumping of LiInGeO₄ is feasible, opening up the way for realizing compact and efficient laser sources for telecommunication applications.

OCIS Codes
(140.3580) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, solid-state
(160.6990) Materials : Transition-metal-doped materials

ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: October 8, 2007
Revised Manuscript: November 14, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: November 16, 2007
Published: November 20, 2007

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A. Fuerbach, M. Jeanty, M. Y. Sharonov, A. Bykov, V. Petricevic, and M. Lenzner, "Direct diode-pumped laser operation of Cr³⁺- doped LiInGeO₄ crystals," Opt. Express 15, 16097-16101 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-15-24-16097

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Appl. Phys. Lett.

V. Petricevic, S. K. Gayen, R. R. Alfano, K. Yamagishi, H. Anzai, and Y. Yamaguchi, "Laser action in chromium-doped forsterite," Appl. Phys. Lett. 52, 1040 (1988). [CrossRef]

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J. Cryst. Growth

A. B. Bykov, V. Petricevic, M. Yu. Sharonov, J. Steiner, L. L. Isaacs, T. Avrahami, R. DiBlasi, S. Sengupta, and R. R. Alfano, "Flux growth and optical characterization of Cr-doped LiInGeO4," J. Cryst. Growth 274, 149 (2005). [CrossRef]

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Opt. Lett.

Phys. Rev. B

M. Yu. Sharonov, A. B. Bykov, P. Rojas, V. Petricevic, and R. R. Alfano, "Spectroscopy of chromium centers in LiScGeO4 and LiInGeO4 single crystals," Phys. Rev. B 72, 115111 (2005). [CrossRef]
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Other

L. L. Isaacs, Di Yao, BaoPing Wang, A. B. Bykov, V. Petricevic, R. R. Alfano, "The Thermal Properties of Cr (IV) Doped Solid State Tunable Laser Materials," presented at the 16th IUPAC Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics (ICCT- 2000), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 6-11 August 2000.
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