T. T. Basiev, I. V. Ermakov, V. A. Konyushkin, K. K. Pukhov, M. Glasbeek, “Amplifying properties of LiF crystals with stabilised <nobr>$F_2^+$</nobr> colour centres”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 1998, Volume 25, Number 2,Pages <nobr>187

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Laser applications and other topics in quantum electronics

Amplifying properties of LiF crystals with stabilised $F_2^+$ colour centres

T. T. Basiev^a, I. V. Ermakov^a, V. A. Konyushkin^a, K. K. Pukhov^a, M. Glasbeek^b

^a Laser Materials and Technology Research Center, Prokhorov General Physics Institute, RAS, Moscow
^b Laboratory for Physical Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Abstract: A study was made of the amplifying properties of LiF crystals with stabilised $F_2^+$ colour centres with a view to possible use of these crystals as amplifiers of weak IR radiation pulses. A single-pass system pumped with the second harmonic of a pulsed Nd : YAG laser ($\lambda$ = 532 nm) made it possible to achieve 20-fold optical amplification of broad-band nanosecond IR radiation from a laser diode ($\lambda$ = 900 nm).

PACS: 42.60.Da, 42.60.Lh

Received: 16.10.1997