Title :
Pump probe measurement of the upconversion gain in Tm/sup 3+/:YBF
Author :
Simkin, D.J. ; Jianan Wang ; Jenssen, H.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We specifically probed the Tm/sup 3+/:Y/sub 2/BaF/sub 8/ laser transition at 482 nm. Because of the broad amplified spontaneous emission present in the wings of the probe laser pulses, relatively large spectral regions could be probed simultaneously.
Keywords :
laser transitions; laser variables measurement; low-temperature techniques; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; visible spectra; yttrium compounds; 482 nm; Tm/sup 3+/:Y/sub 2/BaF/sub 8/ laser transition; Tm/sup 3+/:YBF; Y/sub 2/BaF/sub 8/:Tm; broad amplified spontaneous emission; large spectral regions; probe laser pulses; pump probe measurement; simultaneous probing; upconversion gain; Chemical lasers; Equations; Gain measurement; Laser excitation; Mathematical model; Optical materials; Power system modeling; Probes; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
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
