Widely tunable continuous-wave diode-pumped 2-microm Tm-Ho:KYF4 laser

Opt Lett. 2004 Apr 1;29(7):715-7. doi: 10.1364/ol.29.000715.

Abstract

Continuous-wave laser action at approximately 2 microm is demonstrated in a Tm-Ho:KYF4 single crystal at room temperature. Crystal growth, spectroscopic measurements, and laser results are presented. An output power in excess of 250 mW is obtained with a tuning range of 99 nm, the largest ever published, to our knowledge, for Tm-Ho in any crystalline host.