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Continuous-wave and actively Q-switched Nd:LSO crystal lasers

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With a fiber coupled laser diode array as the pump source, Nd-doped Lu2SiO5 (Nd:LSO) crystal lasers at 4F3/2→4I11/2 and 4F3/2→4I13/2 transitions were demonstrated. The active Q-switched dual-wavelength lasers at about 1.08 μm, as well as continuous-wave (CW) and active Q-switched lasers at 1357 nm are reported for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. Considering the small emission cross-sections and long fluorescence lifetime, this material possesses large energy storage ability and excellent Q-switched properties. The special emission wavelength at 1357 nm will have promising applications to be used in many fields, such as THz generation, pumping of Cr3+:LiSAF, repumping of strontium optical clock, laser Doppler velocimeter and distributed fiber sensor.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60978027, 91022034, 60938001), Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, China (2009ZRB01907, ZR2010EM001), Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, and Independent Innovation Foundation of Shandong University (2009TS129, 2010JC015, 2010TS090).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China

    S. Zhuang, Z. Wang, H. Yu, L. Chen, Y. Zhao, L. Guo & X. Xu

  2. Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China

    D. Li & X. Xu

  3. Key Laboratory of Transparent and Opto-functional Inorganic Materials, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Shanghai, 201800, China

    J. Xu

  4. School of Science, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, 250101, China

    S. Zhuang

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Zhuang, S., Li, D., Xu, X. et al. Continuous-wave and actively Q-switched Nd:LSO crystal lasers. Appl. Phys. B 107, 41–45 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4831-6

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