A cryogenic silicon interferometer for gravitational-wave detection

RX Adhikari, K Arai, AF Brooks, C Wipf… - … and Quantum Gravity, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The detection of gravitational waves from compact binary mergers by LIGO has opened the
era of gravitational wave astronomy, revealing a previously hidden side of the cosmos. To …

Optically pumped milliwatt whispering-gallery microcavity laser

H Li, Z Wang, L Wang, Y Tan, F Chen - Light: Science & Applications, 2023 - nature.com
Whispering-gallery-mode microcavity lasers possess remarkable characteristics such as
high Q factors and compact geometries, making them an essential element in the evolution …

231 W dual-end-pumped Ho: YAG MOPA system and its application to a mid-infrared ZGP OPO

BR Zhao, BQ Yao, CP Qian, GY Liu, Y Chen… - Optics letters, 2018 - opg.optica.org
A high-efficiency and high-brightness Ho: YAG master-oscillator power-amplifier (MOPA)
system dual-end pumped by Tm: YLF lasers was demonstrated. The maximum output power …

High-efficiency Ho: YLF slab laser with 125 W continuous-wave output power

Q Wang, Q Long, Y Gao, J Xue, Z Xu, Y Mao… - Applied Optics, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a compact and efficient Ho: YLF slab laser that is pumped by a self-made
Tm: YAP slab laser. The maximum output power of 125 W at 2064 nm was obtained with the …

A 142 W Ho: YAG laser single-end-pumped by a Tm-doped fiber laser at 1931 nm

WC Yao, EH Li, YJ Shen, CY Ren, YG Zhao… - Laser Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, a high-power Ho: YAG laser in-band pumped by a Tm-doped fiber laser at
1931 nm is reported. A maximum output power of 142.2 W is achieved at 2091 nm using a …

Moving towards high-power thin-disk lasers in the 2 µm wavelength range

S Tomilov, M Hoffmann, Y Wang… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Thin-disk lasers (TDLs) have made spectacular progress in the last decades both in
continuous-wave (CW) and ultrafast operation. Nowadays, single thin-disk oscillators with> …

Cryogenically cooled, Ho: YAG, Q-switched laser

M Ganija, A Hemming, N Simakov, K Boyd… - Applied Physics B, 2020 - Springer
The authors report on the performance and scalability of a Q-switched, cryogenically cooled
Ho: YAG laser. The Ho: YAG slab was resonantly pumped using a continuous wave thulium …

Exploring Structure-Sensitive Factors Relevant to Cryogenic Laser Operation in Oxide Crystals Doped with Er3+ Ions

W Ryba-Romanowski, R Lisiecki, J Komar, B Macalik… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Crystals of Gd3Al2. 5Ga2. 5O12: Er3+,(Lu0. 3Gd0. 7) 2SiO5: Er3+ and LiNbO3: Er3+
compounds differing in origin and the nature of their inherent structural disorder were …

Growth, optical and thermal properties of YbxHo1-xCa4O (BO3) 3 crystals

T Liang, L Jiang, Z Sun, C Yang, H Qian, T Zhao… - Journal of Crystal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Yb x Ho 1-x Ca 4 O (BO 3) 3 (Yb: HoCOB, x= 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) crystals were grown by
the Bridgman method for the first time. The crystal structure, rocking curve, transmission …

Impact of temperature on optical properties of Tm3+-doped disordered oxide crystals for cryogenic lasers emitting near 1.9 μm: a comparative study

R Lisiecki, J Komar, B Macalik, M Berkowski… - Applied Physics B, 2024 - Springer
Optical spectra of transitions between the 3H6 and 3F4 manifolds of Tm3+ ions in
disordered crystal lattices of Gd3Ga5O12–Gd3Al5O12, Lu2SiO5–Gd2SiO5 solid solutions …