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Steady-state emission from a Y<sub>3</sub>Al<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub>:Er<sup>3+</sup>laser (λ =2.94 μ,<i>T</i>=300°K)

Khachik S Bagdasarov, V I Zhekov, V. A. Lobachev, T. M. Murina, A. M. Prokhorov

Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics · 1983 · 60 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Experimental and theoretical studies demonstrated that steady-state emission was possible from an YAG:Er3+ laser utilizing the self-terminating 4I11/2–4I13/2 transition with a cross-relaxing lower level (4I13/2)