Flashlamp-pumped laser performance of LiCaAIF6:Cr3+ |
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| Authors: | Payne Stephen A Chase L L Smith L K Chai Bruce H T |
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| Institution: | 1.Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,University of California,Livermore,USA;2.Allied-Signal Technology Center,Morristown,USA |
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| Abstract: | The results of flashlamp pumping of the LiCaAIF6:Cr3+ (Cr:LiCAF) laser crystal are reported. We have so far obtained slope efficiencies as high as 1.55% in a close-coupled, diffusely reflecting cavity. Based on the measured insertion loss of the presently available material, we predict that an efficiency of about 4% will be obtained when low-loss material becomes available. This extrapolated efficiency is comparable with the performance of a high-quality alexandrite laser rod in the same apparatus. |
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