Vacuum ultraviolet up-conversion luminescence from fluoride crystals as vacuum ultraviolet laser materials

Authors

Marilou Cadatal-Raduban Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Toshihiko Shimizu Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Masahiro Kouno Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Kohei Yamanoi Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Mizuki Tsuboi Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Yusuke Furukawa Midorikawa Laser Technology Laboratory, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
Minh Pham Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Elmer S. Estacio Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Tomoharu Nakazato Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Nobuhiko Sarukura Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Toshihisa Suyama Tokuyama Corporation Shibuya
Kentaro Fukuda Tokuyama Corporation Shibuya and Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
Akira Yoshikawa Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
Fumio Saito Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University

Abstract

We report vacuum ultraviolet luminescence from up-conversion of ultraviolet femtosecond pulses in Nd³⁺:LaF³ and Nd³⁺:LuLiF⁴, with spectral and temporal characteristics similar to 157 nm excitation. Results suggest the possibility of an all-solid-state vacuum ultraviolet laser.

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Issue

2010: Proceedings of the 28th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2010-2B-05

Section

Optics

Published

2010-10-25

How to Cite

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M Cadatal-Raduban, T Shimizu, M Kouno, K Yamanoi, M Tsuboi, Y Furukawa, M Pham, ES Estacio, T Nakazato, N Sarukura, T Suyama, K Fukuda, A Yoshikawa, and F Saito, Vacuum ultraviolet up-conversion luminescence from fluoride crystals as vacuum ultraviolet laser materials, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 28, SPP-2010-2B-05 (2010). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2010-2B-05.