S. G. Lukishova, N. R. Minuey Mendez, T. V. Tulaĭkova, “Investigation of a soft aperture formed by photooxidation of a rare-earth impurity in fluorite and used as an intracavity component in a YAG : Er<sup>3+</sup> laser”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 1994, Volume 21, Number 2,Pages <nobr>126

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Components of laser devices

Investigation of a soft aperture formed by photooxidation of a rare-earth impurity in fluorite and used as an intracavity component in a YAG : Er³⁺ laser

S. G. Lukishova^a, N. R. Minuey Mendez^b, T. V. Tulaĭkova^b

^a nstitute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences
^b General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: Intracavity investigations were made of a soft (apodised) aperture made by photooxidation of Pr²⁺ in γ-ray-coloured CaF₂ : Pr under the influence of argon laser radiation. This aperture reduced the divergence and increased the output energy of single-mode YAG : Er³⁺ radiation, compared with the case when a hard aperture was used.

PACS: 42.79.Ag, 42.55.Rz

Received: 22.06.1993