Crystal growth, spectra properties, and 2-μm laser performance of a novel “mixed” Tm3+-doped CaY0. 65Gd0. 35AlO4 crystal

Q Chen, Y Chen, P Zhang, Z Li, Q Yang, Y Hang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract A novel Tm 3+: CaY 0.65 Gd 0.35 AlO 4 (Tm 3+: CYGA) disordered crystal was
successfully grown for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, using the Czochralski …

Sub-6 optical-cycle Kerr-lens mode-locked Tm:Lu2O3 and Tm:Sc2O3 combined gain media laser at 2.1 μm

A Suzuki, C Kränkel, M Tokurakawa - Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We present a combined gain media Kerr-lens mode-locked laser based on a Tm: Lu_2O_3
ceramic and a Tm: Sc_2O_3 single crystal. Pulses as short as 41 fs, corresponding to less …

Kerr-lens mode-locked Tm-doped sesquioxide ceramic laser

Y Zhao, L Wang, W Chen, P Loiko, Y Wang, Z Pan… - Optics Letters, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Kerr-lens mode-locked solid-state laser operation at∼ 2µm is investigated. Using a Tm^ 3+-
doped (Lu, Sc) _2O_3 “mixed” sesquioxide ceramic as a gain medium, pulses as short as 58 …

8.7-W average power, in-band pumped femtosecond Ho: CALGO laser at 2.1 µm

W Yao, Y Wang, S Tomilov, M Hoffmann, S Ahmed… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
We report on an in-band pumped SESAM mode-locked Ho: CALGO bulk laser with a record-
high average power of 8.7 W and an optical-to-optical efficiency of 38.2% at a central …

Theoretical and experimental investigations on doubly Q-switched Tm:YAP laser with EOM and Sb2Te3 nanosheets

Z Niu, T Feng, T Li, K Yang, J Zhao, G Li, D Li… - Optics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, two-dimensional material Sb_2Te_3 nanosheets are fabricated and the optical
nonlinear response is investigated. A laser diode (LD) end-pumped doubly Q-switched Tm …

Mode-locking of anisotropic Tm,Ho:GdScO3 laser delivering 57-fs pulses at 2078 nm

N Zhang, H Ding, Y Wang, J Liu, X Xu, Y Zhao… - Optics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
We report on a SESAM mode-locked bulk laser in the 2 µm spectral range employing a
novel Tm, Ho-codoped orthorhombic perovskite crystal, which delivers sub-100 fs pulses …

Diode-pumped 88 fs SESAM mode-locked Tm, Ho: CLNGG laser at 2090 nm

A Suzuki, Y Wang, S Tomilov, Z Pan… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on a passively mode-locked Tm, Ho: CLNGG laser operating at 2090 nm, pumped
by a multimode fiber-coupled 793 nm laser diode, representing the first demonstration of a …

Generation of∼ 2.0 μm continuous wave laser in a novel Tm: Gd2SrAl2O7 crystal

F Yuan, M Wang, W Liao, L Liu, Y Huang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Tm: Gd 2 SrAl 2 O 7 (Tm: GSAO) crystal was grown by the Czochralski method. The
Raman, absorption and fluorescence spectra of Tm: GSAO crystal were investigated. With a …

SESAM-assisted Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr: ZnS laser

M Kowalczyk, I Davydenko, J Sotor - Optics Letters, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Mode-locking in Cr: ZnS/Se lasers typically rely on Kerr-lensing (KLM) or a semiconductor
saturable absorber mirror (SESAM). The former allows generation of shorter pulses, but …

[HTML][HTML] Growth, spectroscopy and 2 μm laser operation of monoclinic Tm3+: ZnWO4 crystal

GZ Elabedine, K Subbotin, P Loiko, Z Pan, K Eremeev… - Optical Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
We report on the crystal growth, polarized spectroscopy, and laser operation of monoclinic
Tm 3+, Na+(Li+) codoped zinc monotungstate (ZnWO 4) crystals. The Li+ codo** with an …