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Holmium (Ho 3+ , 4f 10 ) Lasers
Laser Laser Temp. Pump source
Mode Reference
transition wavelength ( m) (K) [wavelength – m]
Host glass
Bulk

germanate 5 I 7 fi 5 I 8 2.09 RT Xe flashlamp p 196
Li–Mg–Al silicate 5 I 7 fi 5 I 8 2.08 77 Xe flashlamp p 179
Li–Mg–Al silicate (Er,Yb) 5 I 7 fi 5 I 8 2.06–2.10 77 Xe flashlamp p 178
Fiber
fluorozirconate 5 S 2 fi 5 I 8 ~0.539–0.550 77, RT dye laser (0.643) m 17
fluorozirconate 5 S 2 fi 5 I 8 0.540–0.553 RT Kr ion laser (0.647) cw, s, upc 13
fluorozirconate 5 S 2 fi 5 I 8 0.540–0.553 RT Kr ion laser (0.643) cw, upc 227
fluorozirconate 5 S 2 fi 5 I 7 0.7495–0.7545 RT Kr ion laser (0.647) cw, s, upc 13
fluorozirconate 5 I 6 fi 5 I 8 1.19 77, RT dye laser (0.639) cw, m 127
fluorozirconate 5 S 2 , 5 F 4 fi 5 I 5 1.38 RT Ar ion laser (0.488) m 111
fluorozirconate 5 I 7 fi 5 I 8 2.05–2.06 (a) RT TiS laser (0.890) cw, m 231
fluorozirconate 5 I 7 fi 5 I 8 2.08 RT Ar ion laser (0.488) m 111
fluorozirconate 5 I 6 fi 5 I 7 2.83–2.95 RT LD (0.640), TiS (0.750) cw 191
fluorozirconate 5 I 6 fi 5 I 7 2.83–2.95 (a) RT TiS laser (0.890) cw, m 231
fluorozirconate 5 S 2 fi 5 F 5 ~3.22 RT DNd:YAG (0.532) cw 221
fluorozirconate 5 I 5 fi 5 I 6 3.95 (b) RT dye laser (0.640) qcw, m 194
fluorozirconate (Tm) 5 I 7 fi 5 I 8 2.04 RT laser diode (0.82) cw, s 175
fluorozirconate (Tm) 5 I 7 fi 5 I 8 2.024 RT TiS laser (0.890) cw 177
fluorozirconate (Tm) 5 I 7 fi 5 I 8 2.076 RT TiS laser (0.890) cw 177
silica (Tm) 5 I 7 fi 5 I 8 1.960–2.032 293-393 TiS laser (~0.812) cw 173
silica (Ge) 5 I 7 fi 5 I 8 2.04 RT Ar ion laser (0.458) s, cw 176
(a) Operates in cascade mode with simultaneous laser emission at 2.93 and 2.06 mm.
(b) Operates in cascade mode with simultaneous laser emission at ~1.2 mm.

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