Abstract

We demonstrate blue laser emission from a direct semiconductor laser-diode-pumped Pr³⁺-doped upconversion fiber laser. This laser produced more than 1 mW of power at a wavelength of 492 nm from pump lasers operating at 830 and 1020 nm.

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