Er:LiCAF as potential vacuum ultraviolet laser material at 163 nm

Author

Shimizu, Toshihiko ; Cadatal, Marilou ; Yamanoi, Kouhei ; Takatori, Satoru ; Pham, Minh ; Estacio, Elmer ; Nakazato, Tomoharu ; Sarukura, Nobuhiko ; Fukuda, Kentaro ; Suyama, Toshihisa ; Yanagida, Takayuki ; Yoshikawa, Akira ; Saito, Fumio

Author_Institution

Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Vacuum ultraviolet fluorescence from micro-pulling down method-grown Er:LiCAF is found to have 163-nm peak emission with 1.3-mus lifetime, making it one of the shortest emission wavelengths from solid-state materials reported.

Keywords

aluminium compounds; calcium compounds; crystal growth; erbium; fluorescence; lithium compounds; optical materials; solid lasers; ultraviolet sources; LiCaAlF₆:Er; micropulling down method; peak emission wavelength; solid-state material; time 1.3 mus; vacuum ultraviolet fluorescence; vacuum ultraviolet laser material; wavelength 163 nm; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Fluorescence; Heat pumps; Optical materials; Radio frequency; Raw materials; Scattering; Shape control; Solid lasers; (160.2540) Fluorescent and luminescent materials; (260.7210) Ultraviolet, vacuum;

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

5224638