Abstract

An average laser power of > 3W and a slope efficiency of 20% have been obtained with a Ti:sapphire laser oscillator pumped by a copper vapor laser (CVL). A center-hole reflector inside a near-concentric resonator, instead of a dichroic mirror, has made it possible to utilize the stable resonator CVL as a pump source.

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Source of tunable radiation based on Ti³⁺:Al₂O₃ crystals pumped by a copper-vapor laser

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