Conduction band states and the 5d-4f laser transition of rare earth ion dopants

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3176, Issue , 1997, Pages 68-73

  Payne, Stephen A ^a   Marshall, Christopher D ^a   Bayramian, Andy ^a   Lawson, Janice K ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduction band; Laser gain materials; Ultraviolet laser

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONDUCTION BANDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON MOBILITY; EUROPIUM; FLOW INTERACTIONS; HEAT CONDUCTION; LASERS; LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINESCENCE; METAL IONS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

CERIUM IONS; D ORBITALS; HOST MEDIUMS; LASER GAIN MATERIALS; LASER MATERIALS; LASER TRANSITIONS; LUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; RARE EARTH IONS; ULTRAVIOLET LASER; UV LASERS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0002057401     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.293425     Document Type: Conference Paper

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