Yu. K. Voronko, S. B. Gessen, N. A. Es'kov, A. G. Okhrimchuk, D. V. Smolin, A. A. Sobol, S. N. Ushakov, L. I. Tsymbal, A. V. Shestakov, “Continuous lasing at a 2 μm wavelengthin calcium niobium gallium garnet crystals at room temperature”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 1996, Volume 23, Number 3,Pages <nobr>229

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Lasers

Continuous lasing at a 2 μm wavelengthin calcium niobium gallium garnet crystals at room temperature

Yu. K. Voronko, S. B. Gessen, N. A. Es'kov, A. G. Okhrimchuk, D. V. Smolin, A. A. Sobol, S. N. Ushakov, L. I. Tsymbal, A. V. Shestakov

A. M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: Continuous lasing resulting in the emission of radiation of the 2.02 μm wavelengthwas achieved in Tm³⁺-activated calcium niobium gallium garnet crystals at room temperature. Lasing was observed when the Tm³⁺ ions were excited by Nd:YAG laser radiation with λ = 1.06 μm. The output radiation power was 0.02 W. Mechanisms of nonlinear absorption of the pump radiation were investigated.

PACS: 42.55.Rz, 42.60.Lh

Received: 01.01.1996