Very low threshold green lasing in microspheres by up-conversion of IR photons

Authors
von Klitzing, W Jahier, E Long, R Lissillour, F Lefevre-Seguin, V Hare, J Raimond, JM Haroche, S
Citation
W. Von Klitzing et al., Very low threshold green lasing in microspheres by up-conversion of IR photons, J OPT B-QUA, 2(2), 2000, pp. 204-206
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF OPTICS B-QUANTUM AND SEMICLASSICAL OPTICS
ISSN journal
14644266 → ACNP
Volume
2
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
204 - 206
Database
ISI
SICI code
1464-4266(200004)2:2<204:VLTGLI>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A green up-conversion laser is demonstrated in a 120 mu m diameter microsph ere of Er3+-doped ZBLAN at room temperature. Lasing occurs around 540 nm wi th a 801 nm diode laser pump. The lasing threshold of only 30 mu W of absor bed power is over two orders of magnitude lower than the lowest previously observed in IR-visible up-conversion lasing [1].