Title :
Laser activity at 1.18, 1.07, and 0.97 μm and depopulation mechanisms of the lower laser levels in Nd3+ doped KPb2Br5 and RbPb2Br5
Author :
Rademaker, Katja ; Krupke, William F. ; Payne, Stephen A. ; Heumann, Ernst ; Huber, Guenter ; Kueck, Stefan ; Isaenko, Ludmila I. ; Burger, Arnold
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., California Univ., USA
Abstract :
Laser activity has been achieved in low-phonon energy, moisture-resistant neodymium-doped bromide host crystals, also resulting from the 4F52/+2H92/ level for the first time in any solid-state material. Pump-probe spectra reveal mechanisms feasible for more efficient laser operation.
Keywords :
infrared spectra; laser beams; laser transitions; lead compounds; neodymium; optical materials; potassium compounds; rubidium compounds; solid lasers; 0.97 micron; 1.07 micron; 1.18 micron; 4F52/+2H92/ level; KPb2Br5:Nd3+; RbPb2Br5:Nd3+; depopulation mechanisms; efficient laser operation; laser activity; laser levels; low-phonon energy; moisture-resistant neodymium-doped bromide host crystals; pump-probe spectra; solid-state material; Crystalline materials; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Neodymium; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Phonons; Photonic crystals; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201978
