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Performance of a Ho:YAG thin-disc laser pumped by a diode-pumped 1.9 μm thulium laser

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The lasing performance of a Ho:YAG thin-disc laser pumped by a diode-pumped 1.9 μm thulium laser was examined. A cw output power of 9.4 W was obtained, corresponding to a slope efficiency with respect to incident pump power of 40% and an optical-to-optical efficiency of 36%.

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Schellhorn, M. Performance of a Ho:YAG thin-disc laser pumped by a diode-pumped 1.9 μm thulium laser. Appl. Phys. B 85, 549–552 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-006-2352-5

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