DocumentCode
2928141
Title
Ce:LiCAF crystals as a solid-state ultraviolet saturable absorber and role of excited state absorption
Author
Diwa, G. ; Quema, A. ; Ono, S. ; Sarukura, N. ; Le Hoang, H. ; Dai, H. Nguyen
Author_Institution
Institute for Molecular Science, 38 Nishigonaka, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
fYear
2005
fDate
30-02 Aug. 2005
Firstpage
1673
Lastpage
1674
Abstract
Nonlinear absorption properties of Ce:LiCAF crystals at 266-nm wavelength are studied using open-aperture Z-scan method and a Q-switch Nd:YAG laser. Saturable absorption of solid-state materials in ultraviolet region is demonstrated for the first time.
Keywords
Crystalline materials; Crystals; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical materials; Polarization; Solid state circuits; Surface emitting lasers; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9242-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569848
Filename
1569848
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