A selection of 2 µm lasers and amplifiers developed at the CSIR National Laser Centre in South Africa is presented. A diverse range of near diffraction-limited 2 µm lasers and amplifiers were developed which varied from high-energy, single-frequency oscillators and amplifiers, to compact and efficient MOPA systems delivering high average powers. This was made possible by exploiting various advantageous properties of holmium-doped YLF while mitigating its detrimental properties through the use of novel pump and laser design approaches.
Reference:
Koen, W. Jacobs, C. Wu, L. and Strauss, H. 2016. Development of high-power and high-energy 2 µm bulk solid-state lasers and amplifiers. In: Proceedings of SPIE, Laser Technology for Defense and Security XII, Baltimore, USA, 17-21 April 2016
Koen, W., Jacobs, C., Wu, L., & Strauss, H. J. (2016). Development of high-power and high-energy 2 µm bulk solid-state lasers and amplifiers. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8660
Koen, W, Cobus Jacobs, Lorinda Wu, and Hencharl J Strauss "Development of high-power and high-energy 2 µm bulk solid-state lasers and amplifiers." (2016) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8660
Koen W, Jacobs C, Wu L, Strauss HJ. Development of high-power and high-energy 2 µm bulk solid-state lasers and amplifiers. 2016; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8660.
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