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Giant laser radiation pulses from erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet crystals

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

Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics · 1980 · 36 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

An investigation was made of the lasing properties of Q-switched YAG:Er3+ crystals (4I11/2–4I13/2). An energy of 100 mJ was obtained in the TEM00 mode and the pulse duration was 65 nsec. Under free-lasing conditions, the efficiency was 1.25% and the output radiation energy 5 J. The radiation parameters were strongly influenced by the Stark splitting of the 4I11/2 and 4I13/2 active levels.

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A tunable infrared parametric oscillator in a CdSe crystal

L. A. Kulevskiǐ, A M Prokhorov, A D Savel'ev et al. · Optics Communications · 1973 · 39 citations

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Pulse-periodic Y<sub>3</sub>Al<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub>:Er<sup>3+</sup>laser with high activator concentration

Khachik S Bagdasarov, V I Zhekov, T. M. Murina et al. · Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics · 1978 · 23 citations

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Mechanism of a population inversion between the<sup>4</sup><i>I</i><sub>11/2</sub>and<sup>4</sup><i>I</i><sub>13/2</sub>levels of the Er<sup>3+</sup>ion in Y<sub>3</sub>AI<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub>crystals

V I Zhekov, Boris V. Zubov, V. A. Lobachev et al. · Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics · 1980 · 20 citations

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Erbium-doped CaF<sub>2</sub>crystal laser operating at room temperatature

L. A. Kulevskiǐ, A. M. Prokhorov, A D Savel'ev · Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics · 1975 · 18 citations

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