High performance Ce 3+ :LiSrAlF 6 /LiCaAlF 6 UV lasers withextended tunability
- 9 November 1995
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 31 (23) , 2009-2011
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19951395
Abstract
Improved gain-switched laser operation of cerium-doped LiCaAlF6 (Ce3+:LiCAF) and LiSrAlF6 (Ce3+:LiSAF) crystals is described. Pumping with the quadrupled Nd:YAG laser at 266 nm, the Ce3+:LiCAF laser delivers an output energy of 10.2 mJ at an operating wavelength of 288 nm, with a corresponding slope efficiency of 28%, and tunability from 281 to 315 nm. For the Ce3+:LiSAF laser, an energy of 5.4 mJ at 290 nm, slope efficiency of 16%, and tuning range extending from 283 – 313 nm are obtained.Keywords
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