Spectroscopic Properties and Laser Operation of Sm,Mg:SrAl12O19

We realized the first visible Sm3+-doped oxide laser. In Sm(6.7at.%):SrAl12O19 28mW of self-pulsed average output power at 703.0nm were achieved with 8% slope efficiency under 2ω-OPSL-pumping at 479.6nm. Furthermore, detailed spectroscopic investigations were performed.