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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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) …
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 …