Title :
Spectroscopic characterization of Tm-doped sodium-yttrium double fluoride crystals for LD – pumped tuneable IR lasers
Author :
Ivanova, S.E. ; Tkachuk, A.M. ; Mirzaeva, A. ; Pellé, F.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Chimie de la Mater. Condensee de Paris, Univ. P&M Curie-ENSCP, Paris, France
Abstract :
In this work, we report on spectroscopic study of Tm3+ doped NYF (Tm:NYF) crystals, including energy transfer processes, in order to evaluate their potential for application as an active media of solid state tunable diode-pumped lasers.
Keywords :
optical pumping; solid lasers; LD-pumped tuneable IR lasers; Tm-doped sodium-yttrium double fluoride crystals; energy transfer processes; solid state tunable diode-pumped lasers; spectroscopic characterization; Crystals; Diodes; Energy exchange; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196458
