supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52072351,12274263,12174223 and 12304466);the Qilu Young Scholar Program of Shandong University;the Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province。
We reported on an efficient high-power continuous-wave laser operation on the^(3)H_(4)→^(3)H_(5) transition of Tm^(3+)ions in a diffusion-bonded composite YVO_(4)/Tm:GdVO_(4)crystal.Pumped by a laser diode at 794 nm,...