F. A. Bol'shchikov, E. V. Zharikov, N. G. Zakharov, D. A. Lis, P. A. Ryabochkina, K. A. Subbotin, O. L. Antipov, “Two-micron lasing in NaLa1/2Gd1/2(WO4)2 crystalsdoped with Tm3+ ions”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2010, Volume 40, Number 2,Pages 101

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Lasers

Two-micron lasing in NaLa_1/2Gd_1/2(WO₄)₂ crystalsdoped with Tm³⁺ ions

F. A. Bol'shchikov^a, E. V. Zharikov^b, N. G. Zakharov^c, D. A. Lis^b, P. A. Ryabochkina^a, K. A. Subbotin^b, O. L. Antipov^c

^a Ogarev Mordovia State University
^b Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^c Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod

Abstract: Lasing on the ³F₄→³H₆ transition of Tm³⁺ ions in Tm³⁺:NaLa_1/2Gd_1/2(WO₄)₂ crystals pumped by a diode laser is obtained for the first time. The π- and σ-polarised laser radiation at wavelengths of 1908 and 1918 nm was generated with a slope efficiency of 28% and 25%, respectively.

PACS: 42.55.Rz, 42.60.Lh, 42.70.Hj

Received: 30.10.2009