Khalid, M.Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H.Lancaster, D.G.2021-09-162021-09-162020Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO PR 2020), 2020, pp.1-29780646825045https://hdl.handle.net/2440/132032paper C3A_4A new Yb3+/Ho3+ co-doped germanate glass is fabricated and its spectroscopic properties are investigated to present its suitability as a potential gain medium for 2 pm laser operation. Rate equations are further applied to study the 2 pm laser characteristics of the glass pumped at 976 nm. The simulation shows that > 15 % laser slope efficiency can be achieved at 2050 nm by reducing the intracavity losses below 0.5 dB.enCLEO Pacific Rim 2020 © IEEE 2020Conference paper10.1364/CLEOPR.2020.C3A_42021-09-15560378Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. [0000-0002-4877-7770]