Title :
Fundamental mechanisms and advances in crystalline up-conversion lasers
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser-Phys., Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg
Abstract :
Excitation mechanisms and requirements on materials, and pump sources for crystalline up-conversion lasers will be discussed. Using suitable pump- and resonator arrangements significant improvement of existing results concerning room temperature up-conversion lasers could be achieved.
Keywords :
laser beam effects; laser cavity resonators; optical pumping; crystalline up conversion lasers; excitation mechanisms; fundamental mechanisms; pump sources; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Energy exchange; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Optical materials; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; 140.0140; 140.3613; 140.5680;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9