Title

Optical amplification characteristics of Cr:LiSAF and Cr:LiCAF under flashlamp-pumping

Abstract

Small-signal gain measurements of flashlamp-pumped Cr-doped LiSAF and LiCAF are summarized for a range of material parameters. Flashlamp pumping allows efficient energy storage for both materials in the order 1.6 to 2.6% of the electrical pump energy. Small-signal gain values of up to 0.16 cm-1 are measured for Cr:LiSAF and 0.09 cm-1 for Cr:LiCAF. The gain of both materials is found to be affected by excited state absorption and upconversion. In addition the implications of these results for the design of laser/amplifier systems are discussed.

Publication Date

5-1-1994

Publication Title

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volume

30

Issue

5

Number of Pages

1259-1266

Document Type

Article

Identifier

scopus

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1109/3.303691

Socpus ID

0028428349 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0028428349

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