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Impact of temperature on optical properties of Tm3+-doped disordered oxide crystals for cryogenic lasers emitting near 1.9 μm: a comparative study

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Optical spectra of transitions between the 3H6 and 3F4 manifolds of Tm3+ ions in disordered crystal lattices of Gd3Ga5O12–Gd3Al5O12, Lu2SiO5–Gd2SiO5 solid solutions and in LiNbO3 crystals were recorded at several temperatures between 80 K and 300 K. Obtained experimental data were analyzed to examine the spectroscopic peculiarities of Tm3+ transitions that governs the temperature dependence of absorption and emission properties. The impact of structural disorder on the lasing ability at cryogenic temperatures upon resonant (in-band) optical pumping was assessed. In particular, it was found that peak stimulated emission cross section values at respective free generation wavelengths increase by a factor of two when samples examined are cooled down from 300 K to 80 K. At 80 K the laser operation wavelength can be tuned in regions 1940–2063 nm for GAGG: Tm3+, 1764–1853 nm for LNO: Tm3+ and 1778–2074 nm for LGSO: Tm3+.

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Lisiecki, R., Komar, J., Macalik, B. et al. Impact of temperature on optical properties of Tm3+-doped disordered oxide crystals for cryogenic lasers emitting near 1.9 μm: a comparative study. Appl. Phys. B 130, 96 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-024-08238-5

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