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Laser-active, defect-stabilized F/sub 2//sup +/ center in NAF:OH/sup -/ and dynamics of defect-stablized center formation

Journal Article · · Opt. Lett.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.6.000342· OSTI ID:6254903
A defect-stablized F/sub 2//sup +/ center in NaF with virtually unlimited shelf life at room temperature is described. It has allowed for efficient cw laser action tunable from 1.08 to 1.38 ..mu..m. The center is achieved with OH/sup -/ doping and heavy radiation damage. Studies of production of this center and of the similar (F/sub 2//sup +/)* center in crystals doped with divalent metal ions reveal that in both cases the stabilizing defect is itself a produce of the radiation damage.
Research Organization:
Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733
OSTI ID:
6254903
Journal Information:
Opt. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Opt. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 6:7; ISSN OPLED
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English