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Flashlamp-pumped laser performance of LiCaAIF6:Cr3+

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The results of flashlamp pumping of the LiCaAIF6:Cr3+ (Cr:LiCAF) laser crystal are reported. We have so far obtained slope efficiencies as high as 1.55% in a close-coupled, diffusely reflecting cavity. Based on the measured insertion loss of the presently available material, we predict that an efficiency of about 4% will be obtained when low-loss material becomes available. This extrapolated efficiency is comparable with the performance of a high-quality alexandrite laser rod in the same apparatus.

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  1. Bruce H. T. Chai

    Present address: Center for Research in Electro-Optics and Lasers, Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, 32826, Orlando, Florida, USA

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    Stephen A. Payne, L. L. Chase & L. K. Smith

  2. Allied-Signal Technology Center, 07960, Morristown, New Jersey, USA

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Payne, S.A., Chase, L.L., Smith, L.K. et al. Flashlamp-pumped laser performance of LiCaAIF6:Cr3+ . Opt Quant Electron 22 (Suppl 1), S259–S268 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02089014

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