In the present work we present a review of the 2μm laser based on fluoride crystals. We will
provide a brief description of the theoretical aspects of rare earth ions embedded in …

Energy-transfer processes have been quantitatively studied in various Tm: Yb-doped
fluoride crystals. A comparison between the three host crystals which have been examined …

Several CaF2 single crystals doped with trivalent rare-earth ions have been grown in the
recent years in the form of bulk crystals by using the Bridgman method and in the form of thin …

We report detailed experimental data aiming for rigorous investigation of Tm: YLF laser
performance, especially with a focus on tuning behavior. Continuous-wave (cw) lasing …

Optical properties including radiative quantum efficiencies, cross-relaxation coefficients,
refractive index, energy-gap law parameters, and maximum phonon energy are presented …

We report on highly efficient and power-scalable laser operation in a thulium-doped high-
phonon-energy crystal [monoclinic double tungstate, KLu (WO_4) _2] on the^ 3H_4 …

Upconversion luminescent nanomaterials provide a powerful tool for multiplex nucleic acids
detection simultaneously. However, the conventional encoding methods based on emission …

Abstract Tm 3+-doped sesquioxides Y 2 O 3, Lu 2 O 3 and Sc 2 O 3 are well known for their
emissions around 2 μm (3 F 4→ 3 H 6 transition). We study here their absorption and …

We report on the first continuous-wave mid-infrared Tm: Y 3 Al 5 O 12 laser operating on the
3 H 4→ 3 H 5 transition. The 3.2 at.% Tm: Y 3 Al 5 O 12 laser generated a maximum output …

We have investigated the spectroscopic properties of Tm: YLF material around 1900 nm in
detail to understand its amplification performance at cryogenic temperatures. Fluorescence …