Laser action in chromium-doped forsterite
- 28 March 1988
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 52 (13) , 1040-1042
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.99203
Abstract
Room‐temperature vibronic pulsed laser action in trivalent chromium‐activated forsterite (Cr3+:Mg2SiO4) is reported for the first time. The free‐running laser emission is centered at 1235 nm of the broad 4T2→4A2 fluorescence band, and has a bandwidth of ∼22 nm.Keywords
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