The maximum power of a color center laser is directly proportional to the power of the optical pump’s laser beam. The tuning range of the wavelength is independent of the optical
pump power, and only depends on the types of Fcenters present in the crystal. Observation from this study is that the NaCl:OH crystal deteriorates eventually, even with the constant UV light
shining on it. Therefore, of the two lasers, the RbCl:Li is the most trustworthy over time. Yet, the wavelengths that is spans is not identical to those of the NaCl:OH, so one cannot be substituted
for the other.
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Cornell Center for Materials Research
Date
2004-08-17
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