12.1 W, 2129 nm Ho<bold>∶</bold>YAP Laser Based on Tm<bold>∶</bold>YAG Laser Intra‑Cavity Pumping

Nan Li; Haizhou Huang; Fei Shi; Wen Weng; Jinhui Li; Huagang Liu; Wenxiong Lin

doi:10.3788/CJL240540

Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 51, Issue 22, 2201005(2024)

12.1 W, 2129 nm Ho∶YAP Laser Based on Tm∶YAG Laser Intra‑Cavity Pumping

Nan Li^1,2,4, Haizhou Huang^2,3,5、*, Fei Shi², Wen Weng^2,5, Jinhui Li^2,5, Huagang Liu^2,5、**, and Wenxiong Lin^2,5

Author Affiliations

¹College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, Fujian , China

²Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian , China

³Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonic Technology, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of the Ministry of Education, College of Photonic and Electronic Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, Fujian , China

⁴Fujian College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian , China

⁵Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian , China

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Nan Li, Haizhou Huang, Fei Shi, Wen Weng, Jinhui Li, Huagang Liu, Wenxiong Lin. 12.1 W, 2129 nm Ho∶YAP Laser Based on Tm∶YAG Laser Intra‑Cavity Pumping[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(22): 2201005

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Paper Information

Category: laser devices and laser physics

Received: Jan. 29, 2024

Accepted: Mar. 6, 2024

Published Online: Nov. 14, 2024

The Author Email: Huang Haizhou (haizhouwong@fjirsm.ac.cn), Liu Huagang (liuhg@fjirsm.ac.cn)

DOI:10.3788/CJL240540

CSTR:32183.14.CJL240540

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