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Ribbon and sheet miniature crystal laser

A. A. Kaminskii^a, S. N. Bagayev<sup>b

a</sup> Institute of Cristallography Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Institute of Laser Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk

Abstract: New types of miniature solid-state lasers with active elements in the form of micron-thick single-crystal ribbons and sheets activated with lanthanide and transition-metal ions are proposed. It is reported that the first crystal used for this purpose was orthorhombic KY(MoO₄)₂:Nd³⁺, lasing at room temperature as a result of the ⁴E_3/2 → ⁴I_11/2 transition when pumped with flashlamps or with lasers.

PACS: 42.55.Rz

Received: 29.09.1994

 English version: Quantum Electronics, 1994, 24:12, 1029–1030

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