Room-temperature operation of a Co:MgF(2) laser.
A normal-mode, pulsed Co:MgF(2) laser has been operated at room temperature for the first time to our knowledge. Continuous tuning from 1750 to 2500 nm with pulse energies up to 70 mJ and 46% slope efficiency was obtained with a 1338-nm Nd:YAG pump laser.
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