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Er,Tm,Ho:YLF Lasers in Astigmatically Compensated Resonators

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The Holmium emission near 2 µm has long been studied for the purpose of developing efficient solid state lasers. Several authors1–15 reported laser action for different host crystals, both in pulsed and in CW regime, and for different operating temperatures.These sources are attractive for applications requiring atmospheric propagation because the emission wavelengths are eye-safe: thus they can be useful for optical communications, coherent laser radar, and detection of pollutants. There also may be medical applications because liquid water has a strong absorption peak in this spectral region and the wavelength tuning can be a practical mean of adjusting the absorption depth.

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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università, Piazza Torricelli 2, 56100, Pisa, Italy

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  2. Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56100, Pisa, Italy

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  3. Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachussets Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachussets, 02139, USA

    H. P. Jenssen

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Minguzzi, P., Di Lieto, A., Jenssen, H.P., Tonelli, M. (1993). Er,Tm,Ho:YLF Lasers in Astigmatically Compensated Resonators. In: Inguscio, M., Wallenstein, R. (eds) Solid State Lasers. NATO ASI Series, vol 317. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2998-9_14

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