Resonantly Pumped Tunable Tm,X:CaF2 Lasers: Effect of Buffer Ions (X = Y, La, Gd, and Lu)

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Autori principali: Popelová, Dominika, Veselský, Karel, Loiko, Pavel, Benayad, Abdelmjid, Braud, Alain, Camy, Patrice, Šulc, Jan, Jelínková, Helena
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author Popelová, Dominika
Veselský, Karel
Loiko, Pavel
Benayad, Abdelmjid
Braud, Alain
Camy, Patrice
Šulc, Jan
Jelínková, Helena
author_facet Popelová, Dominika
Veselský, Karel
Loiko, Pavel
Benayad, Abdelmjid
Braud, Alain
Camy, Patrice
Šulc, Jan
Jelínková, Helena
contents We report on the eye-safe laser performance of Tm3+-doped calcium fluoride crystals, modified with optically inactive "buffer" cations (Y3+, Lu3+, Gd3+, and La3+), under in-band diode-pumping at 1.68 um. In the free-running regime, the 1.5 at.% Tm, 4 at.% Y:CaF2 laser operates with a high slope efficiency of 47% with respect to absorbed pump power. By employing an MgF2 birefringent plate, the emission wavelength of this laser is continuously tuned over 242 nm (1820 - 2062 nm) highlighting its potential for broadly tunable and ultrafast oscillators. The spectroscopic properties of Tm3+ ions in CaF2 crystals with and without buffer ions are also compared.
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spellingShingle Resonantly Pumped Tunable Tm,X:CaF2 Lasers: Effect of Buffer Ions (X = Y, La, Gd, and Lu)
Popelová, Dominika
Veselský, Karel
Loiko, Pavel
Benayad, Abdelmjid
Braud, Alain
Camy, Patrice
Šulc, Jan
Jelínková, Helena
Optics
Applied Physics
We report on the eye-safe laser performance of Tm3+-doped calcium fluoride crystals, modified with optically inactive "buffer" cations (Y3+, Lu3+, Gd3+, and La3+), under in-band diode-pumping at 1.68 um. In the free-running regime, the 1.5 at.% Tm, 4 at.% Y:CaF2 laser operates with a high slope efficiency of 47% with respect to absorbed pump power. By employing an MgF2 birefringent plate, the emission wavelength of this laser is continuously tuned over 242 nm (1820 - 2062 nm) highlighting its potential for broadly tunable and ultrafast oscillators. The spectroscopic properties of Tm3+ ions in CaF2 crystals with and without buffer ions are also compared.
title Resonantly Pumped Tunable Tm,X:CaF2 Lasers: Effect of Buffer Ions (X = Y, La, Gd, and Lu)
topic Optics
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.05235