Title :
Crystal growth, upconversion, and IR emission properties of Er/sup 3+/- and Nd/sup 3+/-doped KPb/sub 2/Br/sub 5/
Author :
Hommerich, U. ; Ei Ei Nyein ; Trivedi, S.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Hampton Univ., VA, USA
Abstract :
We report on the crystal growth, upconversion, and IR emission properties of Er:KPb/sub 2/Br/sub 5/ and Nd:KPb/sub 2/Br/sub 5/ for potential solid-state laser applications. The obtained results will be compared to Er and Nd doped KPb/sub 2/Cl/sub 5/.
Keywords :
crystal growth; erbium; infrared sources; infrared spectra; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; potassium compounds; solid lasers; IR emission; KPb/sub 2/Br/sub 5/:Er; KPb/sub 2/Br/sub 5/:Nd; crystal growth; solid-state laser applications; upconversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
