• DocumentCode
    3131591
  • Title

    Growth and mid-infrared laser performance of Er3+: KPb2Cl5

  • Author

    Condon, Nicholas J. ; Connor, Shawn O. ; Bowman, Steven R.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    Oct. 2006
  • Firstpage
    743
  • Lastpage
    744
  • Abstract
    High-quality single crystals of Er3+: KPb2Cl5 have been grown by a novel modification of the Bridgman method. These crystals show excellent laser performance at 4.6 ¿m.
  • Keywords
    crystal growth from melt; erbium; laser beams; lead compounds; optical materials; potassium compounds; solid lasers; 4.6 micron; Bridgman method; KPb2Cl5:Er3+; crystal laser growth; mid-infrared laser performance; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Laser transitions; Optical materials; Phonons; Polarization; Solid lasers; Stress; Temperature; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, QC, Canada
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9555-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-9555-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2006.278963
  • Filename
    4054398