Published June 9, 2020
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Journal article
First demonstration of ~ 5 µm laser action in terbium-doped selenide glass
Creators
- 1. Devyatykh Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian Federation)
- 2. Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian Federation)
- 3. Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dianov Fiber Optics Research Center (Russian Federation)
Description
4.9–5.5 µm laser oscillations were observed in high-purity bulk terbium-doped Ge36Ga5Se59 glass pumped by pulsed 2.93 µm Er:YAG laser. This is the first evidence of laser action corresponding to 7F5–7F6 transition of Tb3+ ions and of mid-infrared lasing in chalcogenide glass host.
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Physics. B, Lasers and Optics
- Journal Volume
- 126
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Journal Page Range
- vp.
- ISSN
- 0946-2171
- CODEN
- APBOEM
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 55058354
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALUMINIUM OXIDES; DOPED MATERIALS; ERBIUM ADDITIONS; ERBIUM COMPOUNDS; GLASS; IMPURITIES; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERMEDIATE INFRARED RADIATION; LASER MATERIALS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; OSCILLATIONS; PULSED IRRADIATION; SELENIUM
- Descriptors DEC
- ALLOYS; ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; ERBIUM ALLOYS; INFRARED RADIATION; IRRADIATION; LASERS; MATERIALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PUMPING; RADIATIONS; RARE EARTH ADDITIONS; RARE EARTH ALLOYS; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; SEMIMETALS; SOLID STATE LASERS
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- Copyright (c) 2020 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020