Spectroscopic characterization and efficient tunable lasers of Ho:BaF<sub>2</sub> single crystals

Xinyu Qian; Ning Zhang; Wudi Wang; Qingsong Song; Yanyan Xue; Song Wang; Feng Wu; Chenbo Zhang; Huili Tang; Xiaodong Xu; Yongguang Zhao; Qingguo Wang; Jun Xu

doi:10.3788/COL202523.071403

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 7, 071403(2025)

Spectroscopic characterization and efficient tunable lasers of Ho:BaF₂ single crystals

Xinyu Qian1... Ning Zhang1,2, Wudi Wang1, Qingsong Song1, Yanyan Xue3,**, Song Wang4, Feng Wu1, Chenbo Zhang1, Huili Tang1, Xiaodong Xu2, Yongguang Zhao2,5, Qingguo Wang1,* and Jun Xu1 |Show fewer author(s)

Author Affiliations

¹MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China

²Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China

³State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, China

⁴School of Physical Sciences, University of California, Irvine CA 92697, America

⁵State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China

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Xinyu Qian, Ning Zhang, Wudi Wang, Qingsong Song, Yanyan Xue, Song Wang, Feng Wu, Chenbo Zhang, Huili Tang, Xiaodong Xu, Yongguang Zhao, Qingguo Wang, Jun Xu, "Spectroscopic characterization and efficient tunable lasers of Ho:BaF₂ single crystals," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 071403 (2025)

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