Spectroscopic investigations of the 4f5d energy levels of Pr3+ in fluoride crystals by excited-state absorption and two-step excitation measurements

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2269-2277

  Laroche, Mathieu ^a   Braud, Alain ^a   Girard, Sylvain ^a   Doualan, Jean Louis ^a   Moncorge, Richard ^a   Thuau, Michel ^a   Merkle, Larry D ^b,c  

^a Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche Ions Lasers   (France)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

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EID: 0001621303     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.002269     Document Type: Article

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