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Laser crystals and ceramics: recent advances
Author(s) -
Kaminskii A.A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
laser and photonics reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.778
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1863-8899
pISSN - 1863-8880
DOI - 10.1002/lpor.200710008
Subject(s) - lasing threshold , laser , activator (genetics) , materials science , ceramic , optoelectronics , converters , ion , engineering physics , optics , nanotechnology , physics , chemistry , electrical engineering , engineering , composite material , biochemistry , voltage , gene , quantum mechanics
After a brief examination of known insulating laser crystals and the stimulated emission channels of their generating activator ions, this article reviews recent advances in the development of novel lasing crystals and ceramics, as well as inorganic and organic nonlinear‐laser crystals for χ (3) and cascaded χ (3) ↔ χ (2) frequency converters. Several new modern attractive technologies in the physics and techniques of crystalline lasers are also discussed.