DocumentCode
2789682
Title
Minimizing non-radiative losses in erbium laser systems
Author
Quimby, R.S. ; Condon, N.J. ; Connor, S. P O ; Biswal, S. ; Bowman, S.R.
Author_Institution
Department of Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA 01609 USA
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Very low rates of excited-state absorption and upconversion were measured from the 4I13/2 level in Er3+ doped KPb2Cl5 crystals. Comparisons with other hosts suggest significant potential improvements in laser performance.
Keywords
Absorption; Chemical lasers; Erbium; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Phonons; Polarization; Solid lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431471
Filename
4431471
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