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Active media

BaY₂F₈ single crystals doped with rare-earth ions as promising up-conversion media for UV and VUV lasers

A. A. Pushkar'^a, T. V. Uvarova^a, V. N. Molchanov^b

^a Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Institute of Cristallography RAS, Moscow

Abstract: BaY₂F₈ crystals are studied as promising active media for UV and VUV lasers. The up-conversion pumping of rare-earth activators is proposed to solve problems related to the solarisation of the medium and the selection of pump sources. The technology of growing oriented BaY₂F₈ single crystals is developed and the influence of the crystal orientation on the growth rate and quality of single crystals is determined.

PACS: 42.70.Hj, 42.65.Ky, 42.55.Rz

Received: 14.02.2007
Revised: 16.05.2007