title: High power broadband LiF:F(2)(-) color center laser.
abstract: A high power LiF:F(2)(-) color center laser is demonstrated with broadband emission. The excitation source is a quasi-continuous wave diode side-pumped acousto-optically Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. Under an incident 1064-nm laser power of 25.4 W, the highest output power of up to 4.7 W is obtained with a macro pulse repetition rate of 400 Hz and a micro pulse repetition rate of 50 kHz. The broadband emission is centered at 1142 nm with a bandwidth of 13 nm.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Zhenhua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cong
authors.forename: Sasa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shaojie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Men
authors.forename: Zhaojun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xingyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Petr G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Zverev
authors.forename: Vasily A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Konyushkin
authors.forename: Houwen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wenyong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Yongfu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li