Spectroscopy and lasing performance of Er-doped LiYF4 and KYF4

B. Schmaul; Xin Xiong Zhang; Antonio G. J. Balbin Villaverde; Michael A. Bass; Anh-Tuyet Pham; Bruce H. T. Chai

doi:10.1117/12.149272

21 July 1993 Spectroscopy and lasing performance of Er-doped LiYF4 and KYF4

B. Schmaul, Xin Xiong Zhang, Antonio G. J. Balbin Villaverde, Michael A. Bass, Anh-Tuyet Pham, Bruce H. T. Chai

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Proceedings Volume 1863, Growth, Characterization, and Applications of Laser Host and Nonlinear Crystals II; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.149272
Event: OE/LASE'93: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Scienceand Engineering, 1993, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The spectroscopic properties of Er³⁺ in the fluoride hosts LiYF₄ and KYF₄ or YLF and KYF respectively, are presented as they relate to cascade lasing of the ⁴I_11/2 to ⁴I_13/2 and ⁴I_13/2 to ⁴I_15/2 transitions. In this manner simultaneous lasing at near 2800 and 1600 nm is obtained.

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B. Schmaul, Xin Xiong Zhang, Antonio G. J. Balbin Villaverde, Michael A. Bass, Anh-Tuyet Pham, and Bruce H. T. Chai "Spectroscopy and lasing performance of Er-doped LiYF4 and KYF4", Proc. SPIE 1863, Growth, Characterization, and Applications of Laser Host and Nonlinear Crystals II, (21 July 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.149272

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