Title :
Thulium sensitized neodymium for mid-IR laser development
Author :
Ganem, J. ; Logie, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Loyola Coll., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
The energy transfer properties between Tm/sup 3+/ and Nd/sup 3+/ in KPb/sub 2/Cl/sub 5/ are explored. The efficiency of the energy transfer from the Tm /sup 3/H/sub 4/ to the Nd/sup 4/I/sub 11/2/was evaluated for sensitization of a new mid-IR laser system.
Keywords :
fluorescence; infrared spectra; lead compounds; neodymium; optical materials; potassium compounds; radiation quenching; solid lasers; thulium; KPb/sub 2/Cl/sub 5/:Tm/sup 3+/, Nd/sup 3+/; energy transfer; midIR laser development; sensitization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
