Influence of Excited-State-Energy Upconversion on Pulse Shape in Quasi-Continuous-Wave Diode-Pumped Er:LiYF
Lasers
In this paper, we demonstrate the temporal dependency of an Er:LiYF4 laser on the upper laser level energy transfer upconversion. By spectroscopic measurements and numerical simulations, we calculate a value for this upconversion of 9 Ã 10-17 cm3/s. We also report a 60% higher average output power for short-pulse duration, which is complementary to some earlier findings.
Published in:
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
(Volume:46
,
Issue:
1
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Date of Publication: Jan. 2010