Title :
Continuous-wave ultraviolet laser action and optical properties of pyrolyzed Nd/sup 3+/:/spl delta/-Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/
Author :
Li, Bing ; Redmond, S.M. ; Rand, S.C.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Appl. Phys., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Summary from only given. We report on continuous-wave (cw) laser action near 405 nm from the /sup 2/F/sub 5/2/ upper level of pyrolyzed Nd/sup 3+/:/spl delta/-Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ for the first time. Key aspects of our results are the use of electrical pumping to achieve laser action in a dielectric host, and cw operation without any external feedback structure.
Keywords :
alumina; laser transitions; neodymium; pyrolysis; solid lasers; 405 nm; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Nd/sup 3+/; continuous-wave ultraviolet laser action; cw laser action; dielectric host; electrical pumping; laser action; optical properties; pyrolyzed Nd/sup 3+/:/spl delta/-Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Neodymium; Optical refraction; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Temperature; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033433
