DocumentCode
900870
Title
Spectroscopic and laser characteristics of Er,Cr:YSGG
Author
Moulton, Peter F. ; Manni, Jeffrey G. ; Rines, Glen A.
Author_Institution
Schwartz Electro-Opt. Inc., Concord, MA, USA
Volume
24
Issue
6
fYear
1988
fDate
6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
960
Lastpage
973
Abstract
The spectroscopic and laser properties of crystal Er,Cr:YSGG are discussed and it is shown that excitation is efficiently transferred from chromium to erbium. Laser operations at 2796 nm are achieved with much lower thresholds than in other erbium-doped crystals.<>
Keywords
chromium; erbium; garnets; impurity and defect absorption spectra of inorganic solids; laser transitions; scandium compounds; solid lasers; visible and ultraviolet spectra of inorganic solids; yttrium compounds; 2796 nm; 300 to 700 nm; YScGG:Er,Cr crystal; YScGa5O12:Er,Cr; excitation; laser characteristics; laser operations; spectroscopic properties; thresholds; Absorption; Chromium; Crystals; Erbium; Garnets; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Spectroscopy;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/3.216
Filename
216
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