title: Diode pumping of a continuous-wave Pr3+-doped LiYF4 laser.
abstract: We report, for the first time to our knowledge, diode-pumped cw laser oscillation of Pr3+:LiYF4 in the red spectral range. The pump power is provided by a GaN laser diode emitting a maximum output power of 25 mW at a wavelength of approximately 442 nm. The Pr3+ laser emits 1.8 mW of output power at a 639.7-nm wavelength. Threshold pump power and slope efficiency in a nonoptimized setup are determined to be 5.5 mW and 24%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: University of Hamburg, Institute of Laser-Physics, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany. andricht@physnet.uni-hamburg.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heumann
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Osiac
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Seelert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diening