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Low-threshold continuous-wave Tm3+:YAlO3 laser

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We describe a continuous-wave, low-threshold Tm:YAlO3 (Tm:YAP) laser operating at 1945 nm with incident threshold pump powers in the 10–20 mW range. The z-cavity containing a 2-mm-long Tm:YAP crystal with 4 at.% Tm3+ concentration was end pumped by a continuous-wave Ti:sapphire laser at 795 nm. Tight focusing of the pump and the laser beams enabled low-threshold operation. The power performance of two different cavity configurations with 5-cm radius (R = 5 cm cavity) and 10-cm radius (R = 10 cm cavity) curved mirrors was tested. The best performance was obtained with the R = 10 cm configuration, where, the incident threshold pump power could be lowered to 10 mW after optimizing the polarization direction of the pump beam and by employing double pumping. Theoretical estimation of the threshold power was in good agreement with the experimental observations. The laser could be further tuned from 1842 to 1994 nm.

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Optics Communications

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Elsevier Science Bv

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