Resonantly-pumped Er3+:Y2O3 ceramic laser for remote CO2 monitoring

Laser performance of resonantly-pumped Er 3+ -doped Y 2 O 3 ceramic laser for remote DIAL CO 2 monitoring is reported. Slope efficiency of 64.6% and output power of over 9.3 W have been achieved with this eyesafe, 1.6-μm, CW laser in a cryogenically cooled operation regime despite the marginal optic...

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Published inLaser physics Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 867 - 869
Main Authors Ter-Gabrielyan, N., Merkle, L. D., Newburgh, G. A., Dubinskii, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica 01.04.2009
Springer
Subjects
Biological and medical applications
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Laser materials
Laser spectroscopy
Lasers
Optical Devices
Optical materials
Optics
Photonics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Physics of Lasers
42.60.By
42.55.Rz
42.62.Fi
42.60.Pk
Output power
Yttrium Oxides
Laser spectroscopy
Doped materials
Binary compounds
Laser materials
Optical materials
Ceramics
Remote sensing by laser beam
Laser beam applications
Pulsed lasers
Erbium additions
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Summary:Laser performance of resonantly-pumped Er 3+ -doped Y 2 O 3 ceramic laser for remote DIAL CO 2 monitoring is reported. Slope efficiency of 64.6% and output power of over 9.3 W have been achieved with this eyesafe, 1.6-μm, CW laser in a cryogenically cooled operation regime despite the marginal optical quality of currently available laser gain material.
ISSN:1054-660X
1555-6611
DOI:10.1134/S1054660X09040458