Thermal lensing, heat loading and power scaling of mid-infrared Er:CaF2 lasers.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.449129
Abstract: Mid-infrared Er:CaF2 laser operating on the 4I11/2 → 4I13/2 transition is developed. Its power scaling capabilities and thermo-optics (fractional heat loading and thermal lensing) are compared under pumping into the 4I11/2 and 4I9/2 states. Using… read more here.
Keywords: mid infrared; power scaling; heat loading; heat ... See more keywords