Koen, WJacobs, CobusWu, LorindaStrauss, Hencharl J2016-07-202016-07-202016-04Koen, 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 2016http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=2523961http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8660Proceedings of SPIE, Laser Technology for Defense and Security XII, Baltimore, USA, 17-21 April 2016A 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.enSolid-state lasersAmplifiersMOPA systemsSingle-frequency oscillatorsArticleKoen, 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/10204/8660Koen, 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/10204/8660Koen 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.TY - Article AU - Koen, W AU - Jacobs, Cobus AU - Wu, Lorinda AU - Strauss, Hencharl J AB - 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. DA - 2016-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Solid-state lasers KW - Amplifiers KW - MOPA systems KW - Single-frequency oscillators LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2016 T1 - Development of high-power and high-energy 2 µm bulk solid-state lasers and amplifiers TI - Development of high-power and high-energy 2 µm bulk solid-state lasers and amplifiers UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8660 ER -