Title :
Thulium sensitization of praseodymium mid-infrared transitions in potassium lead chloride laser crystals
Author :
Ganem, Joseph ; Logie, M. ; Bluiett, A.G. ; Condon, N.J. ; Bowman, S.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Loyola Coll., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Energy transfer is reported from Tm/sup 3+/ to Pr/sup 3+/ in co-doped KPb/sub 2/Cl/sub 5/ laser crystals. Pumping Tm/sup 3+/ with 800 nm laser diodes results in broad emission of mid-infrared fluorescence between 4000 and 5500 nm.
Keywords :
fluorescence; infrared sources; infrared spectra; optical materials; optical pumping; potassium compounds; praseodymium; solid lasers; thulium; 4000 to 5500 nm; 800 nm; KPb/sub 2/Cl/sub 5/:Tm,Pr; broad emission; energy transfer; laser diodes; midinfrared fluorescence; optical pumping; potassium lead chloride laser crystals; praseodymium midinfrared transitions; thulium sensitization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
