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

Volume

57

Issue

3

fYear

2010

fDate

6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1204

Lastpage

1207

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2009.2038912

Filename

5485137