After a brief examination of known insulating laser crystals and the stimulated emission
channels of their generating activator ions, this article reviews recent advances in the …

This manuscript provides a comprehensive review of the characteristics of Cr4+-doped solid-
state lasers which produce broadly tunable coherent radiation in the near-infrared region of …

By the end of the 1970s, crystalline lasers were widely used in science, engineering,
medicine, and technology. The types of lasers used have continued to grow in number to …

So far, more than 1000 UV converted phosphors have been reported for potential
application in white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs), but most of them (eg, Y2O2S: Eu, YAG …

In this work an overview of transition metal (TM) ion-and rare earth (RE) ion-doped crystals
for application as tunable solid-state lasers will be given. Spectroscopic and laser results will …

This book examines the underlying science and design of laser materials. It emphasizes the
principles of crystal-field engineering and discusses the basic physical concepts that …

Lasers continue to be an amazingly robust field of activity. Anyone seeking a photon source
is now confronted with an enormous number of possible lasers and laser wavelengths to …

Y2SiO5 is a promising candidate for oxidation-resistant or environmental/thermal barrier
coatings (ETBC) due to its excellent high-temperature stability, low elastic modulus and low …

The chromium ion is among the most widely explored and used laser-active ions.
Depending on the charge state of the laser-active chromium ion in the host, tunable …

We report here on the efficient laser action of a new Yb-doped crystal Yb 3+: Lu 2 SiO 5 (Yb:
LSO) under high power diode-pumping (15 W). Its performances were compared to another …