CW or pulsed lasers in which the
active medium is a solid matrix (crystal or glass) doped with an ion (e.g.
Nd3+
,
Cr3+
,
Er3+
).
The emitted
wavelength depends on the active ion, the selected optical transition, and the matrix. Some
of these lasers are tunable within a very broad range (e.g. from
to
for
Ti3+
doped sapphire). Pulsed lasers may be free-running,
Q-switched, or
mode-locked. Some
CW lasers may be
mode-locked.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2274
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