The rise of semiconductor‐based pump sources such as InxGa1‐xN‐laser diodes or
frequency‐doubled optically pumped semiconductor lasers with emission wavelengths in …

Visible lasers are sought for in a variety of applications. They are required in fields as
diverse as medicine, materials processing, display and entertainment technology and many …

Laser experiments with Pr^ 3+: LiYF_4 under excitation with a frequency doubled optically
pumped semiconductor laser emitting 5 W at 479 nm were performed at seven different laser …

The field of optically pumped planar waveguide lasers has seen a rapid development over
the last two decades driven by the requirements of a range of applications. This sustained …

We present the first semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) mode-locked
praseodymium solid-state laser. The laser is based on a Pr^ 3+: LiYF_4 crystal as gain …

This paper reviews recent progress in the field of optically pumped rare-earth-doped
channel waveguide lasers, with a focus on operation utilizing distributed-feedback …

We propose a scheme for universal quantum computing based on Kramers rare-earth ions.
Their nuclear spins in the presence of a Zeeman-split electronic crystal field ground state act …

Abstract Pr3+, Gd3+ co‐doped SrF2 transparent ceramic, as the potential material for visible
luminescent applications, was prepared by hot‐pressing of precursor nanopowders. The …

Q-switched laser operation of a laser diode pumped Pr: LiYF 4 laser is reported at 604 nm
using a topological insulator (TI) Bi 2 Se 3 nanosheet material as saturable absorbers (SAs) …

We report on the fabrication of channel waveguide by a femtosecond laser (fs-laser)
micromachining system in a Pr: LiYF_4 (Pr: YLF) crystal. The micro Raman (μ-Raman) …