Title :
Excitation mechanism of the upper /sup 1/D/sub 2/ and /sup 3/P/sub 0/ levels in Tm:Yb:BaY/sub 2/F/sub 8/ laser crystal
Author :
Noginov, M.A. ; Curley, M. ; Venkateswarlu, P. ; Jenssen, H.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Alabama A&M Univ., Normal, AL, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We quantitatively studied upconversion in Tm,Yb:BaY/sub 2/F/sub 5/ laser crystal, determined the excitation scheme for the upper /sup 1/D/sub 2/ and /sup 5/P/sub 0/ metastable levels, and showed the possibility of avalanche pumping at 706 nm.
Keywords :
barium compounds; laser transitions; metastable states; optical materials; photoluminescence; solid lasers; thulium; ytterbium; /sup 1/D/sub 2/ metastable levels; /sup 3/P/sub 0/ levels; /sup 5/P/sub 0/ metastable levels; 706 nm; BaY/sub 2/F/sub 5/:Tm,Yb; Tm,Yb:BaY/sub 2/F/sub 5/ laser crystal; avalanche pumping; excitation mechanism; excitation scheme; laser pumping; upconversion; upper /sup 1/D/sub 2/ levels; Absorption; Energy exchange; Equations; Kinetic theory; Laser modes; Luminescence; Optimized production technology; Pulse shaping methods; Shape; Stationary state;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
