Lasing properties of new Nd<sup>3+</sup>-doped tungstate, molybdate, and fluoride materials under selective optical pumping

Jan Šulc D.D.S.; Helena Jelínkova; Tolstoban T. Basiev; Maxim E. Doroschenko; Ludmila I. Ivleva; Vyacheslav V. Osiko; Peter G. Zverev

doi:10.1117/12.646043

28 February 2006 Lasing properties of new Nd³⁺-doped tungstate, molybdate, and fluoride materials under selective optical pumping

Jan Šulc D.D.S., Helena Jelínkova, Tolstoban T. Basiev, Maxim E. Doroschenko, Ludmila I. Ivleva, Vyacheslav V. Osiko, Peter G. Zverev

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Proceedings Volume 6100, Solid State Lasers XV: Technology and Devices; 61000Z (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.646043
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to determine the relative efficiencies of new Nd³⁺-doped laser active/Raman - tungstate, molybdate, and fluoride - materials (SrWO₄, PbWO₄, BaWO₄, SrMoO₄, PbMoO₄, SrF₂, and LaF₃) under selective longitudinal optical pumping by the alexandrite (~750nm), or diode (~800nm) laser. Crystals with various length, orientations and active ions concentrations were tested. To optimize the output of the tested lasers a set of input dichroic and output dielectric mirrors with different reflectivities were used. For realized lasers operating at pulsed free-running regime, threshold energy, slope efficiency, emission wavelength, and radiation polarization were determined. For each crystal, fluorescence lifetime and absorption coefficient under given pumping were established. The slope efficiency in case of Nd³⁺:PbMoO₄ laser at wavelength 1054nm was measured to be 54.3% with total efficiency of 46% which is the best result obtained for all new tested crystals. For Nd³⁺ doped SrWO₄, PbWO₄, and BaWO₄ crystals simultaneous laser and self-Raman emission were demonstrated in Q-switched regime. Thus newly proposed laser Raman crystals demonstrate high efficiency for Nd³⁺ laser oscillations comparable with well known and widely used Nd:KGW crystal. Further improvement in the quality of tungstate and molybdate type crystals should result in further increase in lasing efficiency at 1.06μm wavelength. Self Raman frequency conversion of Nd³⁺-laser oscillations in these crystals should result in high efficient pulse shortening, high peak power and new wavelengths in 1.2-1.5μm wavelength region.

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Jan Šulc D.D.S., Helena Jelínkova, Tolstoban T. Basiev, Maxim E. Doroschenko, Ludmila I. Ivleva, Vyacheslav V. Osiko, and Peter G. Zverev "Lasing properties of new Nd³⁺-doped tungstate, molybdate, and fluoride materials under selective optical pumping", Proc. SPIE 6100, Solid State Lasers XV: Technology and Devices, 61000Z (28 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.646043

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