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Laser Modes in Diamond

A Review and Prospects

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Wide Band Gap Electronic Materials

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Diamond color center lasers have several attractive features such as high power, high efficiency, a wide tunability and room temperature operation. Several successful demonstrations of H3 color center lasers in natural and synthetic diamonds established the scientific feasibility of diamond lasers. Possible diamond color centers for laser action are discussed. The observation of the luminescence of the color centers in the CVD diamond films implies the suitability of CVD diamond films for making optoelectronic devices. A UV laser system using excitonic recombination radiation is introduced. The configurations of tunable diamond lasers and diamond photon-emitting devices are described. A brief review of laser physics indicates that laser action usually occurs with a large stimulated emission cross section and a longer laser upper level lifetime.

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Lin, LT.S., Prelas, M.A., Popovici, G. (1995). Laser Modes in Diamond. In: Prelas, M.A., Gielisse, P., Popovici, G., Spitsyn, B.V., Stacy, T. (eds) Wide Band Gap Electronic Materials. NATO ASI Series, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0173-8_19

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