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We demonstrate a narrow linewidth Tm:YLF laser with a volume Bragg grating (VBG) that was pumped by an equidirectional-polarization fiber-coupled laser diode using a dual-end-pumping configuration. For an optimized output coupler with a radius of curvature of 150 mm and transmission of 15% at a wavelength of 1.91 μm, the maximum output power was 15.6 W for an absorbed pump power of 51.7 W at 1,907.93 nm, and the output had a narrow linewidth of 0.22 nm. This corresponds to an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 30.2% and the slope efficiency was 36.7%.
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Li, Y., Chen, XY., Liu, JL. et al. Narrow Linewidth Tm:YLF Laser with Volume Bragg Grating Dual-End-Pumped by Equidirectional-Polarization Fiber-Coupled Laser Diode. J Russ Laser Res 38, 470–474 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-017-9669-x
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