title: Diode pumped laser operation and spectroscopy of Pr3+:LaF3.
abstract: We report on the first results of diode pumped laser operation of Pr3+:LaF3 in a quasi continuous wave (qcw) mode with average output powers of up to 80.0 mW (≈ 161.3 mW qcw) and a maximum slope efficiency of 37% at 719.8 nm. Furthermore it was possible to operate the laser at 537.1 nm and 635.4 nm and to tune the emission wavelength from 609 nm to 623 nm. The pump source was an InGaN laser diode with a maximum output power of 1 W at a central emission wavelength of 442 nm.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Laser-Physics, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany. Fabian.Reichert@physnet.uni-hamburg.de
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Reichert
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moglia
authors.forename: D-T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Marzahl
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Metz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fechner
authors.forename: N-O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huber
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*