Er:LiCAF as potential vacuum ultraviolet laser material

Authors

  • Marilou Cadatal Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
  • Toshihiko Shimizu Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
  • Minh Pham Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
  • Elmer Estacio Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
  • Tomoharu Nakazato Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
  • Nobuhiko Sarukura Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
  • Noriaki Kawaguchi Tokuyama Corporation Shibuya and Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
  • Kentaro Fukuda Tokuyama Corporation Shibuya and Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
  • Toshihisa Suyama Tokuyama Corporation Shibuya
  • Takayuki Yanagida Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
  • Yuui Yokota Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
  • Akira Yoshikawa Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
  • Fumio Saito Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University

Abstract

We report 163-nm vacuum ultraviolet fluorescence with 1.3-μs decay time from micro-pulling down method-grown Er3+:LiCaAlF6 pumped by a F2 laser (157 nm emission). This is one of the shortest emission wavelengths from solid-state materials reported at room temperature.

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Article ID

SPP-2009-6A-02

Section

Optics and Plasma Physics

Published

2009-10-28

How to Cite

[1]
M Cadatal, T Shimizu, M Pham, E Estacio, T Nakazato, N Sarukura, N Kawaguchi, K Fukuda, T Suyama, T Yanagida, Y Yokota, A Yoshikawa, and F Saito, Er:LiCAF as potential vacuum ultraviolet laser material, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 27, SPP-2009-6A-02 (2009). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2009-6A-02.