Color center production by femtosecond pulse laser irradiation in LiF crystals

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 288-293

  Courrol, Lilia Coronato ^a   Samad, Ricardo Elgul ^b   Gomes, Laércio ^b   Ranieri, Izilda Márcia ^b   Baldochi, Sonia Licia ^b   De Freitas, Anderson Zanardi ^b   Vieira Jr , Nilson Dias ^b  

^a FACULDADE DE TECNOLOGIA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER DAMAGE; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTONS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

COLOR CENTER PRODUCTION; FEMTOSECOND PHENOMENON; LASER MATERIALS; LIF CRYSTALS;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 2942717053     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.000288     Document Type: Article

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