Breakage of Yb3+ pairs by Na+ in Yb3+-doped CaF2 laser host

S. Hraiech; A. Jouini; K. Jin Kim; Y. Guyot; C. Goutaudier; A. Yoshikawa; M. Trabelsi-Ayadi; G. Boulon

doi:10.1051/anphys:2008007

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Ann. Phys. Fr., 32 2-3 (2007) 59-61

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Issue		Ann. Phys. Fr. Volume 32, Number 2-3, 2007 COLOQ'1010th conference on lasers and quantum optics


Page(s)		59 - 61
Section		Short contributions
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/anphys:2008007
Published online		23 May 2008

Ann. Phys. Fr., Vol. 32, N°2-3 2007, pp. 59-61

Breakage of Yb³⁺ pairs by Na⁺ in Yb³⁺-doped CaF₂ laser host

S. Hraiech¹, A. Jouini¹^,2, K. Jin Kim², Y. Guyot¹, C. Goutaudier¹, A. Yoshikawa², M. Trabelsi-Ayadi³ and G. Boulon¹

¹ LPCML, Université Claude Bernard/Lyon 1, UMR 5620 CNRS, La Doua, Villeurbanne 69622, France
² IMRAM, Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Katahira, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
³ ACRSNE, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisia

Corresponding authors: hraiech@pcml.univ-lyon1.fr boulon@pcml.univ-lyon1.fr

Abstract

Co-operative luminescence process has been used to prove, co-doping Yb³⁺-doped CaF₂ fluorite laser crystals with Na⁺ charge compensator, would break the tendency of Yb³⁺ ions pair formation.