Title :
Upconversion spectroscopy of K/sub 2/YF/sub 5/:Er/sup 3+/
Author :
Dean, T.R. ; Reeves, R.J. ; Khaidukov, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Canterbury Univ., Christchurch, New Zealand
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Upconversion fluorescence can serve to reduce the efficiency of a solid-state laser by allowing a fraction of the atoms or ions to bypass the upper state of the laser transition. Thus, it is appropriate to investigate upconversion emission processes in candidate solid-state laser systems. K/sub 2/YF/sub 5/:Er/sup 3+/ is a relatively new optical material that has the usual advantages of a fluoride host for efficient optical transitions.
Keywords :
erbium; fluorescence; impurity absorption spectra; laser transitions; optical materials; potassium compounds; stimulated emission; K/sub 2/YF/sub 5/:Er; K/sub 2/YF/sub 5/:Er/sup 3+/; candidate solid-state laser systems; fluoride host; laser transition; optical material; optical transitions; solid-state laser; upconversion emission processes; upconversion fluorescence; upconversion spectroscopy; upper state; Absorption; Atomic beams; Erbium; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Particle beam optics; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676121
