Directly diode-laser-pumped Ti:sapphire laser.
A directly diode-laser-pumped Ti:Al(2)O(3) laser is demonstrated. Using a 1 W, 452 nm GaN diode laser, 19 mW of cw output power is achieved in a potentially portable format. Pumping at this short wavelength induces a loss at the laser wavelength that is not seen for the more typical green pump wavelengths. This effect is characterized and discussed.
Roth
Peter W
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Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0NW, Scotland. peter.roth@strath.ac.uk
Maclean
Alexander J
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Burns
David
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Kemp
Alan J
AJ