Abstract
Up-conversion rate parameter is measured for the crystals YLF:Tm-Ho and YAG:Tm-Ho. In YLF:Tm-Ho up-conversion rate parameter does not depend on concentration and equals to 1.1×10−17 cm3/sec. In YAG:Tm-Ho this parameter is much larger and linearly grows with Tm concentration.
© 1995 Optical Society of America
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