Characterization of Yb3+: Sr5-xBax(PO4)3F crystals for diode-pumped lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 665-674

  Bayramian, Andy J ^a   Marshall, Christopher D ^a   Schaffers, Kathleen I ^a   Payne, Stephen A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal growth; Emission; Gain measurement; Lasers; Rare earth compounds; Solid lasers; Spectroscopy; Ytterbium

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BANDWIDTH; CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GAIN MEASUREMENT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; YTTERBIUM COMPOUNDS;

EINSTEIN METHOD;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0032689579     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.753672     Document Type: Article

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