Title :
Persistent photon-gated spectral hole burning in LiF:F/sub 2//sup -/ color center crystal
Author :
Fedorov, V.V. ; Mirov, S.B. ; Ashenafi, M. ; Liang, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Alabama Univ., Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
For the first time a persistent spectral-hole burning stable at room temperature was realized in LiF crystals with F/sub 2//sup -/ color centers. The Huang-Rhys factors and zero-phonon linewidth of F/sub 2//sup -/ color centers were studied at 14-350 K temperature range.
Keywords :
colour centres; lithium compounds; optical hole burning; optical materials; phonons; spectral line breadth; 14 to 350 K; F/sub 2//sup -/ color centers; Huang-Rhys factors; LiF; LiF:F/sub 2//sup -/ color center crystal; persistent photon-gated spectral hole burning; room temperature stability; zero-phonon linewidth; Absorption; Carbon capture and storage; Free electron lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Luminescence; Phonons; Photonic crystals; Spectroscopy; Temperature dependence;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2001. QELS '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-663-X
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2001.962254
