The spectroscopic and energy transfer characteristics of the rare earth ions used for silicate glass fibre lasers operating in the shortwave infrared

Laser and Photonics Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 466-482

  Jackson, Stuart D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy transfer; Fibre lasers; Holmium; Infrared; Spectroscopy; Thulium

Indexed keywords

ALUMINOSILICATE GLASS; DIODE-PUMPED; DOUBLE-CLAD; EMISSION WAVELENGTH; ENERGY TRANSFER PROCESS; FIBRE LASERS; HIGH-POWER; HOST MATERIALS; INFRARED; OPTICAL FIBRE; QUANTUM DEFECTS; RARE EARTH IONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SHORT WAVE INFRARED; SHORTWAVE INFRARED SPECTRA; SILICATE GLASS; THERMAL MANAGEMENT; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

ALUMINOSILICATES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; GLASS LASERS; HOLMIUM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; METAL IONS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PREFORMING; PUMPING (LASER); RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; THULIUM; YTTERBIUM;

INFRARED LASERS;

EID: 75749091918     PISSN: 18638880     EISSN: 18638899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lpor.200810058     Document Type: Article

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