Title :
Er:LiCAF as potential vacuum ultraviolet laser material at 163 nm
Author :
Shimizu, Toshihiko ; Cadatal, Marilou ; Yamanoi, Kouhei ; Takatori, Satoru ; Pham, Minh ; Estacio, Elmer ; Nakazato, Tomoharu ; Sarukura, Nobuhiko ; Fukuda, Kentaro ; Suyama, Toshihisa ; Yanagida, Takayuki ; Yoshikawa, Akira ; Saito, Fumio
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
Vacuum ultraviolet fluorescence from micro-pulling down method-grown Er:LiCAF is found to have 163-nm peak emission with 1.3-mus lifetime, making it one of the shortest emission wavelengths from solid-state materials reported.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; calcium compounds; crystal growth; erbium; fluorescence; lithium compounds; optical materials; solid lasers; ultraviolet sources; LiCaAlF6:Er; micropulling down method; peak emission wavelength; solid-state material; time 1.3 mus; vacuum ultraviolet fluorescence; vacuum ultraviolet laser material; wavelength 163 nm; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Fluorescence; Heat pumps; Optical materials; Radio frequency; Raw materials; Scattering; Shape control; Solid lasers; (160.2540) Fluorescent and luminescent materials; (260.7210) Ultraviolet, vacuum;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
