An investigation of the Co:MgF2 laser system
Abstract
The Co:MgF2 laser, tunable over the range from 1.5 to 2.3 microns, has been investigated under a variety of operating conditions. Included in this paper are reports on basic spectroscopy of Co:MgF2, a determination of the gain cross section, the efficency and temporal behavior under pulsed excitation, and performance in the Q-switched mode. In addition, operation with thermoelectric cooling and CW oscillation at the multiwatt power level are discussed. Equations covering laser-pumped lasers are derived and comparisons between experiments and theory are presented.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Pub Date:
- October 1985
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1985IJQE...21.1582M
- Keywords:
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- Cobalt Compounds;
- Laser Outputs;
- Magnesium Fluorides;
- Pulsed Lasers;
- Solid State Lasers;
- Tunable Lasers;
- Continuous Wave Lasers;
- Infrared Lasers;
- Laser Pumping;
- Power Gain;
- Q Switched Lasers;
- Quantum Efficiency;
- Thermoelectric Cooling;
- Lasers and Masers