Title : 
anti-B18H22: A brand-new laser material
         
        
            Author : 
Cerdan, Luis ; Braborec, Jakub ; Garcia-Moreno, Inmaculada ; Costela, Angel ; Londesborough, Michael G. S.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Inst. de Quim.-Fis. “Rocasolano”, Consejo Super. de Investig. Cientificas, Madrid, Spain
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The first laser borane, anti-B18H22, exhibits blue laser emission at 406nm with an efficiency of 9.5 % and a photostability superior to that of commercial laser dyes, providing a new solution to an old problem.
         
        
            Keywords : 
boron compounds; optical materials; solid lasers; B18H22; anti-B18H22; blue laser emission; laser borane; laser material; photostability; wavelength 406 nm; Chemical lasers; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Materials; Measurement by laser beam; Pump lasers;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Jose, CA