Title :
Room-temperature color center lasers
Author :
Basiev, Tasoltan T. ; Mirov, Sergei B. ; Osiko, Vyacheslav V.
Author_Institution :
Gen. Phys. Inst., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, USSR
fDate :
6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A survey of results is presented on the development of room-temperature tunable lasers using color centers in ionic crystals and on using color center crystals as nonlinear filters and passive Q switches for neodymium lasers.<>
Keywords :
Q-switching; colour centre lasers; laser accessories; laser tuning; optical filters; reviews; Nd lasers; color center crystals; color centers; ionic crystals; nonlinear filters; passive Q switches; room-temperature tunable lasers; Crystals; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Temperature; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
