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1.4.3 Table of Color Center Lasers
Color center lasers and their properties are listed by host crystal in Table 1.4.2. If the host contained dopants, they are
included following the colon. The other columns in the table list the active center, laser wavelength, pump source and
wavelength, operating temperature, and primary references. For lasers that have been tuned over a range of wavelengths, the
tuning range given is that for the configuration and conditions used and may not represent the extremes possible.
The lasing wavelength and output power of color center lasers depend on the characteristics of the optical cavity, the
temperature, the optical pump source, and other operating conditions. The original references should therefore be consulted for
this information and its effect on the lasing wavelength. The original references should also be consulted for the method used
to create the color centers and the operating lifetime of the laser.
Abbreviations used in Table 1.4.2:

Pump source Mode of operation
alex — alexandrite (BeAl 2 O 4 :Cr) laser AML — actively mode-locked
Ar — argon ion laser cw — continuous wave
CCL — color center laser p — pulsed
D — frequency doubled qcw — quasi-continuous wave
DL — dye laser PML — passively mode-locked
Er:YLF — Er:LiYF 4 laser SML — synchronously mode-locked
Kr — krypton ion laser
NdYAG — Nd:Y 3 Al 5 O 12 laser
RL — ruby (Al 2 O 3 :Cr) laser
RS — Raman shifted
TiS — Ti sapphire (Al 2 O 3 ) laser
Table 1.4.2
Color Center Lasers Arranged by Host Crystal
Host Active Laser Pump source Temp.
crystal center wavelength ( m) (wavelength- m) Mode (K) Ref.
Al 2 O 3 unknown* 0.54–0.62 CCL (0.46) p RT 4
Al 2 O 3 unknown* 0.75–0.95 ruby laser (0.694) p RT 5
Al 2 O 3 unknown* 0.96–1.15 dye laser (0.83) p RT 5
Al 2 O 3 unknown* 0.95–1.1 DL (0.825), RL(0.694) p RT 6
Al 2 O 3 :Mg unknown* 0.51–0.59 dye laser (0.440) p RT 7

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