We report on the first watt-level ultrafast laser inscribed Thulium waveguide (WG) lasers.
Depressed-index buried channel WGs with a circular cladding (type III) are produced in …

Multi-watt continuous-wave (CW) operation of tetragonal rare-earth calcium aluminate Yb:
CaLnAlO_4 (Ln= Gd, Y)) crystals in plano–plano microchip lasers was demonstrated with an …

We report on efficient diode-pumped mid-infrared lasers based on Tm: LiYF_4, Tm:
Y_3Al_5O_12, and Tm: YAlO_3 crystals. These lasers operate in the continuous-wave (CW) …

Spectra and laser operation at 2 μm of Tm: GdScO 3 crystal are investigated for the first time.
The low symmetry in GdScO 3 crystal broadens emission spectrum (269 nm) of Tm 3+: 3 F …

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 …

Cubic sesquioxides, RE 2 O 3, where RE= Y, Lu or Sc, are attractive host crystals for thulium
(Tm 3+) doping. A comparison of the spectroscopic properties of Tm 3+: RE 2 O 3 crystals in …

Depressed-index channel waveguides with a circular and photonic crystal cladding
structures are prepared in a bulk monoclinic Tm: KLu (WO_4) _2 crystal by 3D direct …

We reported on a diode-end-pumped single-longitudinal-mode microchip laser using a 600-
μm-thick Er: GGG crystal at∼ 2.7 μm, generating a maximum output power of 50.8 mW and …

We report on the first Tm-doped double tungstate microchip laser Q-switched with graphene
using a Tm: KLu (WO_4) _2 crystal cut along the N_g dielectric axis. This laser generates a …

Thermal lensing is studied in monoclinic Yb: Ca 4 YO (BO 3) 3 (Yb: YCOB) oxoborate
crystals cut along the optical indicatrix axes. For all orientations, the thermal lens is positive …