Erbium spectroscopy and 1.5-μm emission in KGd(WO4)2: Er, Yb single crystals

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 759-770

  Mateos, Xavier ^a   Pujol, Maria Cinta ^a   Güell, Frank ^a   Galán, Miguel ^b   Solé, Rosa Maria ^a   Gavaldà, Josefina ^a   Aguiló, Magdalena ^a   Massons, Jaume ^a   Diáz, Francesc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b Monocrom SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Erbium; KGd(WO4)2; Solid state laser; Spectroscopy; Ytterbium

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ERBIUM; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LUMINESCENCE; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLID STATE LASERS; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; YTTERBIUM;

INFRARED EMISSION; SELECTIVE LASER PUMP EXCITATION; TOP-SEEDED SOLUTION GROWTH SLOW-COOLING METHOD;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 3042600116     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.828238     Document Type: Article

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