Title :
Er:LiCAF as Potential Vacuum Ultraviolet Laser Material at 163 nm
Author :
Shimizu, Toshihiko ; Cadatal-Raduban, Marilou ; Yamanoi, Kohei ; Takatori, Satoru ; Kouno, Masahiro ; Pham, Minh ; Estacio, Elmer ; Nakazato, Tomoharu ; Sarukura, Nobuhiko ; Kawaguchi, Noriaki ; Fukuda, Kentaro ; Suyama, Toshihisa ; Yanagida, Takayuki ; Y
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
fDate :
6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report the vacuum ultraviolet luminescence characteristics of a micro-pulling down method grown Er3+:LiCaAlF6. Emission at 163 nm with a lifetime of 1.3-μs observed with F2 laser (157-nm) pumping. This is one of the shortest emission wavelengths reported from a rare-earth doped fluoride at room temperature.
Keywords :
crystal growth; erbium; lithium compounds; luminescence; optical pumping; solid lasers; ultraviolet spectra; LiCaAlF6:Er; micropulling down method; optical pumping; rare earth doped fluoride; short emission wavelength; temperature 293 K to 298 K; vacuum ultraviolet laser material; vacuum ultraviolet luminescence characteristic; wavelength 157 nm; wavelength 163 nm; Chemical lasers; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Laser excitation; Lithography; Luminescence; Optical materials; Pump lasers; Raw materials; Temperature; Fluoride crystal; laser material; luminescence; rare-earth doped; vacuum ultraviolet;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2009.2038912