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W. L. Kway
Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Publications - 35
Citations - 2863
W. L. Kway is an academic researcher from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The author has contributed to research in topics: Laser & Laser pumping. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 35 publications receiving 2742 citations.
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Infrared cross-section measurements for crystals doped with Er/sup 3+/, Tm/sup 3+/, and Ho/sup 3+/
TL;DR: In this paper, the absorption and emission cross sections of the transition between the ground spin-orbit multiplet and the lowest excited multiplet were measured for Er/sup 3+/, Tm/sup3+/, and Ho/Sup 3+/ ions in a variety of crystalline hosts.
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Evaluation of absorption and emission properties of Yb/sup 3+/ doped crystals for laser applications
Laura D. DeLoach,Stephen A. Payne,Lloyd L. Chase,Larry K. Smith,W. L. Kway,William F. Krupke +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the emission and absorption properties of numerous host crystals doped with Yb/sup 3+/ ions have been studied, and the results are discussed in the framework of requirements for an effective diode-pumped Yb-sup-3+/ laser system.
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Laser performance of LiSrAlF6:Cr3+
TL;DR: In this article, LiSrAlF6:Cr3+ (Cr3+,:LiSAF) was lased with a horizontal zone melting technique and obtained slope efficiencies of 36% and 14% with output couplings of 4.8% and 0.8%, respectively.
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Laser and spectroscopic properties of Sr 5 (PO 4 ) 3 F:Yb
TL;DR: Sr5(PO4)3F (S-FAP) has been investigated as a new Yb-doped laser crystal belonging to the apatite structural family as discussed by the authors.
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Ytterbium-doped apatite-structure crystals: A new class of laser materials
Stephen A. Payne,Laura D. DeLoach,Larry K. Smith,W. L. Kway,J.B. Tassano,William F. Krupke,Bruce H. T. Chai,G. B. Loutts +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a new class of Yb−lasers, based on the hexagonal structure of the mineral fluorapatite, has been found to impose favorable spectroscopic and laser properties on the Yb+ activator ion.