Wing pumping a Tm.sup.3+ doped, end pumped solid state laser generates 2 .mu.m laser radiation at high average powers with high efficiency. Using laser diode arrays to end-pump the laser rod or slab in the wing of the Tm.sup.3+ absorption band near 785 nm results in 2-for-1 quantum efficiency...http://www.google.es/patents/US5689522?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US5689522 - High efficiency 2 micrometer laser utilizing wing-pumped Tm.sup.3+ and a laser diode array end-pumping architecture
High efficiency 2 micrometer laser utilizing wing-pumped Tm.sup.3+ and a ...