[HTML][HTML] Review of mid-infrared mode-locked laser sources in the 2.0 μm–3.5 μm spectral region

J Ma, Z Qin, G Xie, L Qian, D Tang - Applied Physics Reviews, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Ultrafast laser sources operating in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) region, which contains the
characteristic fingerprint spectra of many important molecules and transparent windows of …

Achievements and future perspectives of the trivalent thulium-ion-doped mixed-sesquioxide ceramics for laser applications

A Pirri, RN Maksimov, J Li, M Vannini, G Toci - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper is devoted to reviewing the latest results achieved in solid-state lasers based on
thulium-doped mixed-sesquioxide ceramics, ie,(Lu, Sc, Y) 2O3. The near-and mid-infrared …

Tm: CALGO lasers at 2.32 µm: cascade lasing and upconversion pumping

H Dupont, P Loiko, A Tyazhev, L Giordano, Z Pan… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We report on the first laser operation of a disordered Tm: CaGdAlO_4 crystal on the^
3H_4?^ 3H_5 transition. Under direct pumping at 0.79 µm, it generates 264? mW at 2.32 …

Continuous-wave Tm: YLF laser with ultrabroad tuning (1772-2145 nm)

U Demirbas, J Thesinga, E Beyatli, M Kellert… - Optics express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
We report detailed experimental data aiming for rigorous investigation of Tm: YLF laser
performance, especially with a focus on tuning behavior. Continuous-wave (cw) lasing …

Efficient Tm:LiYF4 Lasers at m: Effect of Energy-Transfer Upconversion

P Loiko, R Soulard, L Guillemot… - IEEE Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The 3 H 4→ 3 H 5 transition of Thulium ions (Tm 3+), which features laser emission at~ 2.3
μm is studied in details. We revise the conditions for efficient laser operation using a rate …

Close look on cubic Tm:KY3F10 crystal for highly efficient lasing on the 3H43H5 transition

L Guillemot, P Loiko, R Soulard, A Braud… - Optics express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
We report on Czochralski growth, detailed ground-and excited-state absorption and
emission spectroscopy and highly-efficient mid-infrared (∼ 2.3 µm) laser operation of a …

Kerr-lens mode-locked 2.3-μm Tm3+:YLF laser as a source of femtosecond pulses in the mid-infrared

F Canbaz, I Yorulmaz, A Sennaroglu - Optics letters, 2017 - opg.optica.org
We report what is to our knowledge a new source of femtosecond pulses in the mid-infrared,
based on a Kerr-lens mode-locked (KLM) Tm^ 3+: YLF laser at 2303 nm. An undoped ZnSe …

Continuous-wave Tm:YAlO3 laser at ∼2.3  μm

L Guillemot, P Loiko, A Braud, JL Doualan, A Hideur… - Optics letters, 2019 - opg.optica.org
The orthorhombic Tm^ 3+: YAlO_3 crystal is promising for laser operation at the H_43→
F_43 (1.5 μm) and H_43→ H_53 (2.3 μm) transitions. Stimulated-emission cross-sections for …

Watt-level diode-pumped thulium lasers around 2.3 µm

E Kifle, P Loiko, L Guillemot, JL Doualan, F Starecki… - Applied …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
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) …

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 …