Abstract
Polarized cw and time-resolved ESA spectra were measured in Cr4+-doped Mg2SiO4 and Y2SiO5 in the 200-2200 nm spectral region. Saturation of the ground state absorption in the wavelength range 550800 nm and excited-state absorption in the 200-450 nm range were observed in both crystals. Excited- state absorption in the infrared due to the 3T2(3F) - 3T1(3F) transition extending from 1100 nm to 2100 nm for Ella and Ellc light polarizations and in the visible at about 700 nm (Ella) due to the 3T2(3F) - 3T1(3P) transition, as well as stimulated emission between 1100 nm and 1500 nm for Ellb polarization were observed in Cr4+:Mg2SiO4.
© 1996 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
V. P. Mikhailov, N. I. Zhavoronkov, N. V. Kuleshov, A. S. Avtukh, V. G. Shcherbitsky, and B. I. Minkov
P6 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim (CLEO/PR) 1995
N.V. Kuleshov, V.G. Sheherbitsky, V.P. Mikhailov, S. Hartung, T. Danger, S. Kück, K. Petermann, and G. Huber
QFD5 European Quantum Electronics Conference (EQEC) 1996
S. Kück, K. L. Schepler, K. Petermann, and G. Huber
TL9 Advanced Solid State Lasers (ASSL) 1996