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Lasers
Cascade laser oscillation due to Ho3+ ions in a (Cr,Yb,Ho):YSGG yttrium-scandium-gallium garnet crystal
Yu. D. Zavartsev, V. V. Osiko, S. G. Semenkov, P. A. Studenikin, A. F. Umyskov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Abstract:
We report obtaining room-temperature laser oscillation in a flashlamp-pumped (Cr,Yb,Ho):YSGG crystal. The laser action, which is due to the Ho3+ ions, is based on the cascade of transitions 5I6→5I7→5I8. We have measured the lifetimes of the working levels and the laser wavelength. The efficiency of the energy transfer process Cr3+→Yb3+→Ho3+ is 90%. We investigated the kinetics of the laser action and measured the lasing parameters for various types of output mirrors. We also measured the contribution of the laser transition 5I6→5I7 to the populating of the 5I7 level. For pump energies above 20 J, we observed saturation of the populations of the 5I6 and 5I7 levels of the Ho3+ ion. The cause of this saturation is assumed to be a stepwise sensitization of the Ho3+ ion. We obtained oscillation in a totally-reflecting resonator at 3-μm without self-limiting.
Received: 14.04.1992
Citation:
Yu. D. Zavartsev, V. V. Osiko, S. G. Semenkov, P. A. Studenikin, A. F. Umyskov, “Cascade laser oscillation due to Ho3+ ions in a (Cr,Yb,Ho):YSGG yttrium-scandium-gallium garnet crystal”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 20:4 (1993), 366–370 [Quantum Electron., 23:4 (1993), 312–316]
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