Red-luminescence analysis of Pr3+ doped fluoride crystals

S. Khiari (1) , Matias Velázquez (1) , Richard Moncorgé (1) , Jean-Louis Doualan (1) , Patrice Camy (1) , Alban Ferrier (1) , Madjid Diaf (2)

1 CIMAP - UMR 6252 - Centre de recherche sur les Ions, les MAtériaux et la Photonique
2 LAPLASO - Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, de Spectroscopie Optique et d’Opto-électronique

We report here on the absorption and fluorescence properties of the Pr3+ doped crystals LiYF4, BaY2F8, KY3F10, KYF4 and CaF2 emphasizing on their characteristics in the visible domain for blue-diode pumped laser operation around 605 nm.

Keywords: Optical materials; Luminescence; Praseodymium; Fluoride; Laser

Domains: Optics [physics.optics]

S. Khiari, Matias Velázquez, Richard Moncorgé, Jean-Louis Doualan, Patrice Camy, et al.. Red-luminescence analysis of Pr3+ doped fluoride crystals. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2008, 451, pp.128-131. ⟨cea-00344140⟩