Photodynamic nonlinear processes in UV solid-state active media and approaches to improving material laser performance

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4766, Issue , 2002, Pages 119-126

  Semashko, V V ^a   Dubinskii, M A ^a   Abdulsabirov, R Yu ^a   Korableva, S L ^a   Naumov, Alexandr K ^a   Nizamutdinov, A S ^a   Zhuchkv, M S ^a  

^a KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

4f 5d interconfigurational transitions; Fluoride crystals; Photodynamical processes; UV solid state laser

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; POSITIVE IONS; PUMPING (LASER); SINGLE CRYSTALS;

PHOTODYNAMICS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0036424829     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.475323     Document Type: Conference Paper

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