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Crystal growth, optical spectroscopy and laser action of Tm^3+-doped monoclinic magnesium tungstate
Author(s) -
Lizhen Zhang,
Haifeng Lin,
Ge Zhang,
Xavier Mateos,
Josep María Serres,
Magdalena Aguiló,
Francesc Dı́az,
Uwe Griebner,
Valentin Petrov,
Yicheng Wang,
Pavel Loiko,
Elena Vilejshikova,
K. V. Yumashev,
Zhoubin Lin,
Weidong Chen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.25.003682
Subject(s) - materials science , monoclinic crystal system , tungstate , crystal (programming language) , spectroscopy , laser , raman spectroscopy , luminescence , optics , absorption spectroscopy , spontaneous emission , doping , stimulated emission , crystal growth , analytical chemistry (journal) , optoelectronics , crystal structure , chemistry , physics , crystallography , chromatography , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language , metallurgy
We report on the crystal growth, spectroscopic investigation and laser performance of Tm 3+ -doped monoclinic magnesium tungstate (Tm:MgWO 4 ), for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. A high-quality crystal has been grown by the top seeded solution growth method. The relevant spectroscopic properties are characterized in terms of absorption, luminescence and Raman spectroscopy. Judd-Ofelt (J-O) analysis is performed to evaluate the spontaneous emission probabilities and the radiative lifetimes. The absorption, stimulated-emission and gain cross-section spectra are determined for the principal light polarizations. The first laser action in the 2 μm spectral range is demonstrated in the regime of continuous-wave operation with a maximum output power of 775 mW and a slope efficiency of 39%.

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