Laser Diode Pumped 1.54 µm Er:Yb:Phosphate Glass Continuous Wave Compact Laser

We report a cw Er 3+ :Yb 3+ co-doped phosphate glass laser pumped by a laser diode. The maximum output power of 78.3 mW and a slope efficiency of 15.25% were achieved. The laser spectral region was from 1532 nm to 1535 nm, with the peak laser wavelength at 1534 nm. The laser modes and time stability were also measured. The thermal effect had little influence on the output in our experiment.