Electron trap liberation in MgF2 doped with Yb2+ using a two-color excitation experiment

P.S. Senanayake, J.P.R. Wells, M.F. Reid, G. Berden, A. Meijerink, R.J. Reeves

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Abstract

We utilize the optical transitions of Yb2+ excited by an ultraviolet optical parametric amplifier to probe electron trap liberation in MgF2 via the observation of a photoluminescence enhancement effect induced by a subsequent infrared pulse from a free-electron laser. The temperature dependence of the enhancement suggests that we liberate very shallow traps having a depth of approximately 17 cm−1. The observed “trap spectrum” is consistent with a simple model of a Coulomb trap
Original languageEnglish
Article number041902
Pages (from-to)1-3
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume100
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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