Laser crystals from combination paradigm to local structure design: A review on rational design principles, spectroscopic properties and laser applications

Z Zhang, F Ma, D Jiang, Z Zhang, J Xu, L Su - Materials Science and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Laser crystals have been developed by combination paradigm for more than sixty years, and
the methodology is difficult to be continued in uncovering new laser materials. Recently, the …

Cascade lasing at ∼2 μm and ∼2.3 μm in a diode-pumped Tm:YVO4 laser

X Yu, Z Pan, H Chu, F Zha, H Pan, L Ma, P Loiko… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We report on the cascade continuous-wave operation of a diode-pumped Tm: YVO_4 laser
on the^ 3F_4→^ 3H_6 (at∼ 2 μm) and^ 3H_4→^ 3H_5 (at∼ 2.3 μm) Tm^ 3+ transitions …

Tm: CALGO lasers at 2.32 µm: cascade lasing and upconversion pumping

H Dupont, P Loiko, A Tyazhev, L Giordano, Z Pan… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We report on the first laser operation of a disordered Tm: CaGdAlO_4 crystal on the^
3H_4?^ 3H_5 transition. Under direct pumping at 0.79 µm, it generates 264? mW at 2.32 …

Watt-level diode-pumped Tm:YVO4 laser at 2.3 µm

X Yu, H Chu, F Zha, H Pan, S Zhao, Z Pan, D Li - Optics Letters, 2022 - opg.optica.org
In this Letter, a watt-level laser diode (LD)-pumped∼ 2.3-µm (on the^ 3H_4?^ 3H_5 quasi-
four-level transition) laser is reported based on a 1.5 at.% a-cut Tm: YVO_4 crystal. The …

Compact diode-pumped continuous wave and passively Q switched Tm: YAG laser at 2.33 µm

F Zha, X Yu, H Chu, H Pan, S Zhao, P Loiko, Z Pan… - Optics Letters, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Compact diode-pumped continuous wave (CW) and passively Q switched Tm: YAG lasers
operating on the^ 3H_4?^ 3H_5 transition are demonstrated. Using a 3.5-at.% Tm: YAG …

Diode-pumped efficient high-power cascade Tm:GdVO4 laser simultaneously operating at ∼2 μm and ∼2.3 μm

X Yu, Z Pan, H Chu, H Pan, S Zhao, D Li - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The laser diode (LD)-pumped efficient high-power cascade Tm: GdVO_4 laser
simultaneously operating on the^ 3F_4?^ 3H_6 (at∼ 2? μm) and^ 3H_4?^ 3H_5 (at∼ 2.3 …

Continuous-wave Tm: YLF laser with ultrabroad tuning (1772-2145 nm)

U Demirbas, J Thesinga, E Beyatli, M Kellert… - Optics express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
We report detailed experimental data aiming for rigorous investigation of Tm: YLF laser
performance, especially with a focus on tuning behavior. Continuous-wave (cw) lasing …

Close look on cubic Tm:KY3F10 crystal for highly efficient lasing on the 3H43H5 transition

L Guillemot, P Loiko, R Soulard, A Braud… - Optics express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
We report on Czochralski growth, detailed ground-and excited-state absorption and
emission spectroscopy and highly-efficient mid-infrared (∼ 2.3 µm) laser operation of a …

Femtosecond laser direct writing of compact Tm: YLF waveguide lasers

Y Xiong, S Wang, Z Chen, X Sun, H Liu, Y Jia… - Optics & Laser …, 2023 - Elsevier
Waveguide lasers with compact packages have attracted great interest in recent years due
to the rapid development of integrated photonics and the urgent demand for miniaturized …

4.8-μm CO-filled hollow-core silica fiber light source

X Li, L Yang, Z Zhou, Z Li, H Li, W Pei… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Mid-infrared (MIR) fiber lasers are important for a wide range of applications in sensing,
spectroscopy, imaging, defense, and security. Some progress has been made in the …