Title :
New ultraviolet, tunable, solid-state laser medium: Ce/sup 3+/:LiSr/sub 0.8/Ca/sub 0.2/AlF/sub 6/ for high-peak-power amplifier
Author :
Kozeki, T. ; Zhenlin Liu ; Suzuki, Y. ; Sarukura, N. ; Shimamura, K. ; Fukuda, T. ; Hirano, M. ; Hosono, H.
Author_Institution :
ERATO, Japan Sci. & Technol. Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
Ce/sup 3+/:LiSr/sub 0.8/Ca/sub 0.2/AlF/sub 6/ is grown as a new tunable ultraviolet laser medium. Its longer fluorescence lifetime compared with that of Ce/sup 3+/:LiCaAlF/sub 6/ is a potential advantage as an amplification medium. The preliminary laser operation is also confirmed.
Keywords :
cerium; fluorescence; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical materials; solid lasers; Ce/sup 3+/:LiSr/sub 0.8/Ca/sub 0.2/AlF/sub 6/; LiSr/sub 0.8/Ca/sub 0.2/AlF/sub 6/:Ce/sup 3+/; amplification medium; fluorescence lifetime; high-peak-power laser amplifier; laser operation; ultraviolet tunable solid-state laser medium; Fluorescence; Gain measurement; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
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.2001.967808
