Red and orange laser operation of Pr:KYF4 pumped by a Nd:YAG/LBO laser at 469.1nm and a InGaN laser diode at 444nm

Xu, B. and Starecki, F. and Paboeuf, D. and Camy, P. and Doualan, J. L. and Cai, Z. P. and Braud, A. and Moncorgé, R. and Goldner, Philippe and Bretenaker, F. (2013) Red and orange laser operation of Pr:KYF4 pumped by a Nd:YAG/LBO laser at 469.1nm and a InGaN laser diode at 444nm. Optics Express, 21 (5). pp. 5567-5574. ISSN 1094-4087 (https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.005567)

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Abstract

We report the basic luminescence properties and the continuous-wave (CW) laser operation of a Pr3+-doped KYF4 single crystal in the Red and Orange spectral regions by using a new pumping scheme. The pump source is an especially developed, compact, slightly tunable and intra-cavity frequency-doubled diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser delivering a CW output power up to about 1.4 W around 469.1 nm. At this pump wavelength, red and orange laser emissions are obtained at about 642.3 and 605.5 nm, with maximum output powers of 11.3 and 1 mW and associated slope efficiencies of 9.3% and 3.4%, with respect to absorbed pump powers, respectively. For comparison, the Pr:KYF4 crystal is also pumped by a InGaN blue laser diode operating around 444 nm. In this case, the same red and orange lasers are obtained, but with maximum output powers of 7.8 and 2 mW and the associated slope efficiencies of 7 and 5.8%, respectively. Wavelength tuning for the two lasers is demonstrated by slightly tilting the crystal. Orange laser operation and laser wavelength tuning are reported for the first time.

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Xu, B., Starecki, F., Paboeuf, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5664-994X, Camy, P., Doualan, J. L., Cai, Z. P., Braud, A., Moncorgé, R., Goldner, Philippe and Bretenaker, F.;
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