Article Dans Une Revue Optics Letters Année : 2025

Effect of doping concentration on the performance of 2.8 µm Er:CaF 2 lasers

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The effect of rare-earth doping on the spectroscopy and mid-infrared laser performance of Er 3+ :CaF 2 crystals was investigated. An optimum doping level of 3–5 at.% was identified owing to ion clustering. Pumped by a high-brightness Yb-fiber laser at 976 nm, a continuous-wave 5 at.% Er 3+ :CaF 2 laser generated 1.22 W at 2798 nm with a slope efficiency of 38.3% exceeding the Stokes limit, and the laser wavelength was continuously tunable across 2690–2830 nm (tuning range: 140 nm). The ratio of energy-transfer upconversion rates from 4 I 11/2 and 4 I 13/2 states was quantified relating to the energy recycling process.

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hal-05361797 , version 1 (23-01-2026)

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Venkatesan Jambunathan, Simone Normani, Pavel Loiko, Karel Veselský, Liza Basyrova, et al.. Effect of doping concentration on the performance of 2.8 µm Er:CaF 2 lasers. Optics Letters, 2025, 50 (6), pp.2081-2084. ⟨10.1364/OL.555586⟩. ⟨hal-05361797⟩
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