Watt-level diode-pumped Tm:YVO4 laser at 2.3 µm

X Yu, H Chu, F Zha, H Pan, S Zhao, Z Pan, D Li - Optics Letters, 2022 - opg.optica.org
In this Letter, a watt-level laser diode (LD)-pumped∼ 2.3-µm (on the^ 3H_4?^ 3H_5 quasi-
four-level transition) laser is reported based on a 1.5 at.% a-cut Tm: YVO_4 crystal. The …

Highly efficient 2.3 µm thulium lasers based on a high-phonon-energy crystal: evidence of vibronic-assisted emissions

P Loiko, E Kifle, L Guillemot, JL Doualan, F Starecki… - JOSA B, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We report on highly efficient and power-scalable laser operation in a thulium-doped high-
phonon-energy crystal [monoclinic double tungstate, KLu (WO_4) _2] on the^ 3H_4 …

Tunable continuous-wave laser operation of Tm3+ ion doped tellurite glass near 2 μm

Y Morova, M Khan, B Denker, B Galagan… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
We provide an experimental investigation of the absorption saturation and 1.9-μm lasing
characteristics of a bulk Tm 3+: TZLN glass with the host composition of 74TeO 2–12ZnO …

Fabrication of femtosecond laser written depressed-cladding waveguides in Tm3+: BaY2F8 crystal and laser operation near 2 μm

Y Morova, M Tonelli, A Sennaroglu - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
To our knowledge, we report the first waveguide laser operation of Tm 3+: BaY 2 F 8 crystal
near the wavelength of 2 μm. Femtosecond laser inscription was employed to fabricate two …

GSA and ESA dual-wavelength pumped 2.3 μm Tm:YLF laser on the 3H43H5 transition

F Wang, H Huang, H Chen, Y Bao, Z Li… - Chinese Optics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
The population trapping effect of the F3_4 level is an important factor limiting the power
scaling of the 2.3 µm thulium (Tm) laser on the H3_4? H3_5 transition. In this Letter, we …

Tunable laser operation of Tm3+:KY3F10 near 1.9 µm via upconversion pumping at 1064 nm

Y Morova, EN Kamun, M Tonelli, A Sennaroglu - JOSA B, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We experimentally demonstrate, for the first time to our knowledge, that upconversion
pumping can be employed with a 1064-nm fiber laser to achieve tunable laser operation …

Diode-pumped mid-infrared Tm: YGG laser at 2.0 and 2.3 μm

Q Li, F Wang, F Liang, Z Pan, H Yu, H Zhang - Optics & Laser Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, we demonstrate the continuous-wave (CW) mid-infrared laser performances of
thulium-doped yttrium-gallium garnet (Tm: YGG). A high-quality crystal with 3.5 at.% Tm 3+ …

Femtosecond laser written continuous-wave Nd3+: BaY2F8 waveguide laser at 1.3 μm

Y Morova, B Morova, H Jahangiri, I Baylam, A Di Lieto… - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
We experimentally demonstrate, for the first time to our knowledge, robust operation of a Nd
3+: BaY 2 F 8 waveguide laser at 1.3 μm without any parasitic lasing at any other …

Polarized, broadly tunable, 2.3 µm continuous-wave laser operation of Tm3+-vanadate crystals

X Yu, Z Pan, H Pan, H Chu, D Li - Optics Express, 2024 - opg.optica.org
We report for the first time the polarized, broadly tunable, continuous-wave laser operation
on the^ 3H_4?^ 3H_5 transition in Tm^ 3+-vanadate (Tm: REVO_4, RE?=? Gd, Y, Lu) …

4.1 W continuous-wave and broadly wavelength tunable Tm-doped laser in 2.1-2.4 µm spectral region based on vibronic and electronic transitions

X Zhou, J Mao, P Hu, J Li, J Zhang, H Nie, T Li… - Optics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Efficient diode-pumped continuous-wave (CW) and wavelength tunable Tm: YAP lasers
based on the vibronic and electronic transitions are investigated. A total maximum output …