Koen, WJacobs, CobusCollett, OEsser, MJD2014-01-172014-01-172013-10Koen, W, Jacobs, C, Collett, O and Esser, M.J.D. 2013. Efficient Ho:YLF laser pumped by a Tm:fiber laser. In: Advanced Solid-State Lasers Congress, Paris, France, 27 October - 1 November 2013978-1-55752-982-4http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=MICS-2013-MW1C.6http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7155Advanced Solid-State Lasers Congress, Paris, France, 27 October - 1 November 2013. Abstract only attached.A thulium fiber laser pumped Ho:YLF laser delivering 45.1 W in a near diffraction limited beam when pumped with 84.7 W is demonstrated. The optical-to-optical efficiency of 53 % compares favorably with similar Ho:YAG lasers.enThulium fiber laserLaser opticsInfrared lasersFar-infrared lasersConference PresentationKoen, W., Jacobs, C., Collett, O., & Esser, M. (2013). Efficient Ho:YLF laser pumped by a Tm:fiber laser. The Optical Society. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7155Koen, W, Cobus Jacobs, O Collett, and MJD Esser. "Efficient Ho:YLF laser pumped by a Tm:fiber laser." (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7155Koen W, Jacobs C, Collett O, Esser M, Efficient Ho:YLF laser pumped by a Tm:fiber laser; The Optical Society; 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7155 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Koen, W AU - Jacobs, Cobus AU - Collett, O AU - Esser, MJD AB - A thulium fiber laser pumped Ho:YLF laser delivering 45.1 W in a near diffraction limited beam when pumped with 84.7 W is demonstrated. The optical-to-optical efficiency of 53 % compares favorably with similar Ho:YAG lasers. DA - 2013-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Thulium fiber laser KW - Laser optics KW - Infrared lasers KW - Far-infrared lasers LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2013 SM - 978-1-55752-982-4 T1 - Efficient Ho:YLF laser pumped by a Tm:fiber laser TI - Efficient Ho:YLF laser pumped by a Tm:fiber laser UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7155 ER -