Continuous‐wave and tunable laser operation of Tm:LuVO4 near 1.9 µm under Ti:sapphire and diode laser pumping

We demonstrate for the first time to our knowledge laser oscillation of Tm:LuVO4 at room temperature with both Ti:sapphire and diode laser pumping, and tunable operation from 1839 to 1952 nm. Spectroscopic studies indicate higher gain cross section for the σ-polarization as observed in the laser experiments. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)