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We report continuous-wave (CW) and repetitively Q-switched operation of an in-band-pumped Ho:LuAG laser at room temperature. End-pumped by a Tm:YLF solid-state laser with emission wavelength of 1.91 μm, the CW Ho:LuAG laser generated 5.4-W output at 2100.7 nm with beam quality factor of M 2∼1.03 for an incident pump power of 14.1 W, corresponding to slope efficiency of 67% with respect to absorbed pump power. Up to 1.5-mJ energy per pulse at pulse repetition frequency (PRF) of 3 kHz and 4.5-W average power with FWHM pulse width of 28 ns at 5 kHz were demonstrated in repetitively Q-switched operation.
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Yao, BQ., Duan, XM., Ke, L. et al. Q-switched operation of an in-band-pumped Ho:LuAG laser with kilohertz pulse repetition frequency. Appl. Phys. B 98, 311–315 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-009-3747-x
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