Title :
Rare earth doped silver halide crystals: a new candidate for mid-IR solid lid state lasers & fiber lasers and amplifiers
Author :
Gayer, Ofer ; Shafir, Irena ; Nause, Ariel ; Nagli, Lev ; Katzir, Abraham
Author_Institution :
Tel-Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv
Abstract :
The optical properties of rare earth doped silver halide crystals were studied in the middle infrared spectral range. The results indicate that these materials are promising candidates for development of mid-IR fiber lasers and amplifiers.
Keywords :
halides; optical fibre amplifiers; rare earth metals; fiber amplifiers; fiber lasers; mid-IR solid state lasers; rare earth doped silver halide crystals; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Doped fiber amplifiers; Fiber lasers; Infrared spectra; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical materials; Silver; Solid lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452654
