• DocumentCode
    499261
  • Title

    Er:YAG is a 2.5-level laser at 300°K

  • Author

    White, Jeffrey O.

  • Author_Institution
    Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We propose the ldquolevel parametersrdquo lscr0 and lscr1 to quantify the concept of two-, three- and four-level laser, for comparing different laser media, operating temperatures, and choices of pump and laser transitions.
  • Keywords
    erbium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YAG:Er; four-level laser; laser media; operating temperatures; temperature 300 K; three-level laser; two-level laser; Absorption; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical amplifiers; Optical coupling; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Pump lasers; Stationary state; Temperature; 140.3430; 140.3480; 140.3500; 140.3530; 140.3615; 140.5680;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224340
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=499261