Vacuum ultraviolet up-conversion luminescence from fluoride crystals as vacuum ultraviolet laser materials

Authors

Marilou Cadatal-Raduban ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Toshihiko Shimizu ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Masahiro Kouno ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Kohei Yamanoi ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Mizuki Tsuboi ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Yusuke Furukawa ⋅ JP Midorikawa Laser Technology Laboratory, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
Minh Pham ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Elmer S. Estacio ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Tomoharu Nakazato ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Nobuhiko Sarukura ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Toshihisa Suyama ⋅ JP Tokuyama Corporation Shibuya
Kentaro Fukuda ⋅ JP Tokuyama Corporation Shibuya and Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
Akira Yoshikawa ⋅ JP Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
Fumio Saito ⋅ JP Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University

Abstract

We report vacuum ultraviolet luminescence from up-conversion of ultraviolet femtosecond pulses in Nd³⁺:LaF³ and Nd³⁺:LuLiF⁴, with spectral and temporal characteristics similar to 157 nm excitation. Results suggest the possibility of an all-solid-state vacuum ultraviolet laser.

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Issue

2010: Proceedings of the 28th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2010-2B-05

Section

Optics

Published

2010-10-25

How to Cite

[1]

M Cadatal-Raduban, T Shimizu, M Kouno, K Yamanoi, M Tsuboi, Y Furukawa, M Pham, ES Estacio, T Nakazato, N Sarukura, T Suyama, K Fukuda, A Yoshikawa, and F Saito, Vacuum ultraviolet up-conversion luminescence from fluoride crystals as vacuum ultraviolet laser materials, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 28, SPP-2010-2B-05 (2010). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2010-2B-05.