We report on a continuous wave (CW) and Kerr-lens mode-locked (KLM) Tm^ 3+: YScO_3
single-crystal laser centered at 2.1 µm. Efficient CW laser operation with a maximum slope …

We report on thermal, spectroscopic, and laser properties of transparent 5 at.% Tm^ 3+-
doped yttria and “mixed” yttria-scandia ceramics fabricated by vacuum sintering at 1750° C …

Abstract The 2.1 μm laser, characterized by high absorption coefficients in the atmospheric
window, is important in remote sensing and medical treatment. In pulsed operation, Ho 3+ …

We present a detailed spectroscopic study of Tm 3+ ions in stoichiometric and “mixed”(solid-
solution) cubic (C-type, sp. gr. Ia 3‾) sesquioxides R 2 O 3 (Rdouble bondY, Lu, Sc or their …

Yttrium scandate crystal fiber has been obtained through laser-heated pedestal growth. The
crystal belongs to a bixbyite crystal structure and crystallizes in Ia 3¯ space group. X-ray …

Owing to the combination of good thermo-optical properties and inhomogeneously
broadened fluorescence spectra suitable for ultrashort laser pulse generation, rare-earth …

Abstract High quality sesquioxide Er: LuScO 3 crystals were grown successfully by the laser
floating zone method. Based on the analysis of luminescence spectra and fluorescence …

We report on the growth, spectroscopy and laser operation of Yb^ 3+-doped mixed
sesquioxide crystals. Various Yb^ 3+-doped crystals with compositions close to (Y_0. 5Sc_0 …

YScO 3 single crystal co-doped with Ho 3+ and Pr 3+ ions has been successfully grown by
the Czochralaki method. The absorption spectrum, fluorescence spectrum and fluorescence …

Yb3+-doped rare-earth sesquioxide crystals are a class of promising laser materials due to
their high host thermal conductivity, but the insufficient emission bandwidth limits their …