Title :
Photon avalanche in Tm-doped crystals
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Chung-Buk Nat. Univ., Cheongju, South Korea
fDate :
Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Abstract :
In this report, the upconversion and photon avalanche processes in Tm/sup 3+/:LaF/sub 3/ are studied in pulse excitation and the avalanche mechanisms and related spectroscopic parameters in Tm doped materials will be discussed in both continuous and pulse excitations.
Keywords :
lanthanum compounds; optical frequency conversion; solid lasers; thulium; LaF/sub 3/:Tm; Tm-doped crystals; Tm/sup 3+/:LaF/sub 3/; continuous excitation; lasers; photon avalanche; pulse excitation; spectroscopic parameters; upconversion process; Absorption; Crystalline materials; Helium; Laser excitation; Metastasis; Optical materials; Photonic crystals; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul, South Korea
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5661-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.817776
