• 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