• DocumentCode
    421432
  • Title

    Crystal growth, upconversion, and IR emission properties of Er/sup 3+/- and Nd/sup 3+/-doped KPb/sub 2/Br/sub 5/

  • Author

    Hommerich, U. ; Ei Ei Nyein ; Trivedi, S.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Hampton Univ., VA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We report on the crystal growth, upconversion, and IR emission properties of Er:KPb/sub 2/Br/sub 5/ and Nd:KPb/sub 2/Br/sub 5/ for potential solid-state laser applications. The obtained results will be compared to Er and Nd doped KPb/sub 2/Cl/sub 5/.
  • Keywords
    crystal growth; erbium; infrared sources; infrared spectra; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; potassium compounds; solid lasers; IR emission; KPb/sub 2/Br/sub 5/:Er; KPb/sub 2/Br/sub 5/:Nd; crystal growth; solid-state laser applications; upconversion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1360622