Excited-state absorption of Tm3+-doped single crystals at photon-avalanche wavelengths

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Garnier, N [1 ]
Moncorge, R [1 ]
Manaa, H [1 ]
Descroix, E [1 ]
Laporte, P [1 ]
Guyot, Y [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LYON 1, LAB PHYSICOCHIM MAT LUMINESCENTS, URA 442 CNRS, F-69622 VILLEURBANNE, FRANCE
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10.1063/1.361801
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Excited-state absorption (ESA) spectra calibrated in units of cross sections are reported in the case of Tm3+-doped YAG, YAP, and Y2O3 single crystals around wavelengths at which photon-avalanche absorptions were observed recently. The peak ESA cross sections are compared with those obtained theoretically by using the Judd-Ofelt approach. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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