Laser Spectroscopy Investigations of Materials for Solid State Laser Systems.

Abstract

Some of the results of major importance from this work are: (1) The development of a method for producing laser-induced grating optical devices in glasses; (2) The elucidation of the effects of Mg on inhibiting the photorefractive response of lithium niobate; (3) The demonstration of tunable single pass gain from a closed shell ion in the visible spectral region; (4) A demonstration of the decrease in fluorescence quenching in fiber crystals; (5) A demonstration of the effects of thermal annealing on the infrared absorption and visible emission in Ti-sapphire laser crystals; and (6) A measurement of the pump band to metastable state relaxation rate in alexandrite laser crystals. Keywords: Laser spectroscopy, Laser systems, Solid state laser systems, Optical devices, Fiber crystals, Laser crystals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA192514

Entities

People

  • Richard C. Powell

Organizations

  • Oklahoma State University–Stillwater

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Crystal Structure
  • Energy Transfer
  • Frequency Combs
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Science
  • Materials Science
  • Optical Materials
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers