ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW VUV AND UV SOLID-STATE LASER SOURCES FOR PHOTOCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS

被引:27
作者
CEFALAS, AC [1 ]
DUBINSKII, MA [1 ]
SARANTOPOULOU, E [1 ]
ABDULSABIROV, RY [1 ]
KORABLEVA, SL [1 ]
NAUMOV, AK [1 ]
SEMASHKO, VV [1 ]
NICOLAIDES, CA [1 ]
机构
[1] KAZAN VI LENIN STATE UNIV,KAZAN 420008,RUSSIA
关键词
LASER CHEMISTRY; TUNABLE SOLID-STATE LASERS; INTERCONFIGURATIONAL EF TRANSITIONS;
D O I
10.1155/1993/75972
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Laser action in the VUV and UV region of the spectrum at 172 nm and at 260 nm had been obtained from LaF3:Nd3+ and LiYF4:Nd3+ crystals respectively when they were pumped with an F2 pulsed discharge molecular laser at 157 nm. The fluorescence spectrum of LiYF4:Ho3+ monocrystals using the same pumping source has been obtained as well and it suggests that this crystal can be used for generating tunable coherent VUV and UV radiation. This finding opens new prospects for the development of a new class of solid state VUV and UV laser sources for photochemical applications.
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页码:143 / 150
页数:8
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