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Spectroscopic Capabilities of LaF3:Er3+ Crystals for MIR Lasers Cascade Operation

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A theoretical study of the spectroscopic properties of the low-phonon LaF3:Er3+ crystals determining their laser capabilities in the mid-infrared wavelength range (2.62–4.97 μm) was carried out. The wave functions of the Stark sublevels of 4S3/2, 4F9/2, 4I9/2, 4I11/2, and 4I13/2 of Er3+ ion are constructed by the LSJM-representation. The line strengths of the indirect electric dipole and magnetic dipole inter-Stark transitions are computed and the main spectroscopic and kinetic characteristics of the optical spectrum of the impurity ion are determined.

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  1. Armenian State Abovyan Pedagogical University, Yerevan, Armenia

    G. G. Demirkhanyan

  2. Institute for Physical Research, NAS of Armenia, Ashtarak, Armenia

    G. G. Demirkhanyan & R. B. Kostanyan

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Table 5. The Stevens coefficients of the lower \({\text{E}}{{{\text{r}}}^{{{\text{3 + }}}}}\) ion multiplets
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Table 6.   The wave functions of Stark states of Er3+ ion in LaF3
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Demirkhanyan, G.G., Kostanyan, R.B. Spectroscopic Capabilities of LaF3:Er3+ Crystals for MIR Lasers Cascade Operation. J. Contemp. Phys. 55, 306–313 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068337220040076

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