Efficient tunable continuous wave laser operation of Tm:LuYSiO5 at room temperature

• DOI: 10.1364/assp.2012.at4a.11
• Publication Date: 2013-03-28T14:37:38Z
• Authors: K.J. Yang; T. Dekorsy; L.H. Zheng; J. Xu; G.J. Zhao
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 7. Clean energy; 01 natural sciences

We demonstrated an efficient continuous wave and tunable laser actions of a new thulium-doped oxyorthosilicate Tm:LuYSiO5 crystal. A maximum slope efficiency of 50.2% and a discontinuous tunable operation ranging from 1922 to 2061 nm were obtained.