Author/Authors :
Marilou Cadatal، نويسنده , , Yusuke Furukawa، نويسنده , , Shingo Ono، نويسنده , , Truong-Minh Pham، نويسنده , , Elmer Estacio، نويسنده , , Tomoharu Nakazato، نويسنده , , Toshihiko Shimizu، نويسنده , , Nobuhiko Sarukura، نويسنده , , Kentaro Fukuda، نويسنده , , Toshihisa Suyama، نويسنده , , Akira Yoshikawa، نويسنده , , Fumio Saito، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) luminescence from a Nd3+:(La1−x,Bax)F3−x (x=0.1) and a Nd3+:LaF3 single crystal grown by the micro-pulling-down method modified for fluoride crystal growth is discussed. Emission resulting from excitation with 157 nm pulses of a F2 laser and by 290 nm femtosecond pulses of a Ti:sapphire laser show that the luminescence spectral and temporal characteristics are similar for both excitation cases and that they have good prospects as a VUV laser material.
Keywords :
laser material , Vacuum ultraviolet , Fluoride crystal , scintillator
