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2 μm single-frequency Tm:YAG laser generated from a diode-pumped L-shaped twisted mode cavity

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A 2 μm single-frequency Tm:YAG laser was developed by using a diode pumped L-shaped twisted-mode-cavity. By suppressing the spatial hole-burning, the 2 μm single-frequency laser was obtained, with the output power of 1.46 W and the slope efficiency of 19.2%.

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This work is partly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61178027) and the Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China (20101101110015).

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    C. Gao, R. Wang, Z. Lin, M. Gao, L. Zhu, Y. Zheng & Y. Zhang

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Gao, C., Wang, R., Lin, Z. et al. 2 μm single-frequency Tm:YAG laser generated from a diode-pumped L-shaped twisted mode cavity. Appl. Phys. B 107, 67–70 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4838-z

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