Abstract
Mid-infrared lasers have attracted attention for application to the fields of medicine and industry. In this study, we demonstrate continuous-wave laser operation of a diode-pumped 5 at % Er-doped YAlO3 (YAP) single-crystal lasing at 2.92 µm with near-quantum-defect slope efficiency at room temperature. A high slope efficiency of 31% is achieved with a maximum output power of 0.674 W for a cavity length of 18 mm and an output coupler transmittance of 2.5%. This efficiency is 94% of the theoretical quantum-defect efficiency. Our results indicate that Er:YAP lasers can potentially be utilized to realize high-power mid-IR lasing.
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