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A high-efficiency laser diode array pumped Nd:YAG solid-state laser has recently been demonstrated.[1] We report for the first time a diode array pumped rare-earth laser other than Nd. Laser action was observed on the trivalent Holium \({5_{{I_7}}} \to {5_I}_{_8}\), 2.1 μm transition. Laser sources in this wavelength region are required in infrared optical fiber communication systems.
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D. L. Sipes: In Applied Physics Letters 47 (2), p. 74, 15 July 1985 “Highly Efficient Neodymium: Yttrium Garnet Laser End-Pumped by a Semiconductor Laser Array.”
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Esterowitz, L., Allen, R., Goldberg, L., Weller, J.F., Storm, M., Abella, I. (1986). Diode-Pumped 2 μm Holmium Laser. In: Budgor, A.B., Esterowitz, L., DeShazer, L.G. (eds) Tunable Solid-State Lasers II. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 52. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-47433-3_41
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