Abstract
A detailed spectroscopic comparison of the Yb, Ho upconversion energy transfer in BaY2F8, KYF4, and LiYF4 is presented. Yb, Ho:KYF4 is shown to be superior over the other two crystals and may have promise as a room temperature green upconversion laser.
© 1993 Optical Society of America
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