Title :
Random lasing of a thulium-ion-doped glass powder film
Author :
Fujiwara, H. ; Sasaki, K.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. for Electron. Sci., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
Upconversion lasing of a Tm/sup 3+/-doped ZBLAN glass powder film containing TiO/sub 2/ particles was demonstrated. The excitation power dependences, emission spectra and their spatial distribution were analyzed for elucidating the random laser action.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; barium compounds; lanthanum compounds; optical films; optical glass; sodium compounds; solid lasers; stimulated emission; thulium; visible spectra; zirconium compounds; TiO/sub 2/; TiO/sub 2/ particles; Tm/sup 3+/-doped ZBLAN glass powder film; ZBLAN:Tm/sup 3+/; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF:Tm; emission spectra; excitation power dependences; random laser action; random lasing; spatial distribution; thulium-ion-doped glass powder film; upconversion lasing; visible spectra; Glass; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical scattering; Powders; Random media; Solids; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971019
