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Three-micron cw stimulated emission from a new Er³⁺ : BaLu₂F₈ laser crystal subjected to laser-diode pumping

A. A. Kaminskii^a, A. V. Butashin^a, S. N. Bagayev^b, H. J. Eichler^c, J. Findeisen^c, U. Tauber^c, B. Liu^c

^a Institute of Cristallography Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Institute of Laser Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk
^c Optisches Institut, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

Abstract: A new laser based on an orthorhombic Er³⁺ : BaLu₂F₈ crystal was developed. This laser generated cw λ = 3 μm radiation at 300 K when pumped with an InGaAs laser diode.

PACS: 42.55.Rz, 42.60.Lh, 78.45.+h

Received: 30.10.1997