Continuous-wave diode-pumped laser action of Nd3+-doped photo-thermo-refractive glass

    Authors

    Y. Sato; T. Taira; V. Smirnov; L. Glebova;L. Glebov

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Lett.

    Keywords

    VOLUME BRAGG GRATINGS; YAG; Optics

    Abstract

    Laser action of the photo-thermo-refractive (PTR) glass, which is the photosensitive material for holographic recording of volume Bragg gratings (VBGs), was demonstrated for the first time by introducing Nd3+. Nd:PTR glass has a bandwidth of 27.8nm and 16.0nm for luminescence and absorption, respectively. An uncoated 2mm thick Nd:PTR element generated cw laser output of 124 mW, with a slope efficiency of 25%, by laser diode pumping. This Nd:PTR glass also performed wide bandwidth laser action at 1053.9-1063.3nm, where the decrease of the pump-absorption efficiency was held off below 30%, even under a 3.5 nm shift of pump wavelength from its absorption center. (c) 2011 Optical Society of America

    Journal Title

    Optics Letters

    Volume

    36

    Issue/Number

    12

    Publication Date

    1-1-2011

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    2257

    Last Page

    2259

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000291722100028

    ISSN

    0146-9592

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