Cr, Tm, Ho:YAG (2080nm) (Chromium, Thulium, Holmium doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet)
CTH: YAG Advantages:
1. High-efficiency 2 µm source
● Cr-Tm transfer quantum efficiency approaching 2
● Operates well at room temperature
● May be flashlamp or diode pumped
2. Laser diode sources can be pump the strong 780nm Tm3+ ion absorption line
● Chromium doping not necessary for diode-pumped applications
● Pump linewidth of 4nm; 4 times wider than the corresponding Nd:YAG diode-pump linewidth
3. Operates in a relatively eye-safe wavelength range
● Should lead to military and scientific applications in coherent radar and range-finding
Applications: Surgery, Dentistry, Atmospheric Testing.