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The characteristics of two-photon-excited emission from organic and inorganic crystals are studied and the results are presented. We used a copper-vapor laser in the pulse-repetition mode as a source of excitation radiation. This laser features an average power of 3 W, peak power of 104 W, pulse-repetition rate of 104 c−1, and radiation wavelength of λ=510.5 and λ=578.2 nm. Also, a YAG:Nd laser operating in the Q-switched mode was employed in a number of experiments. We found that the two-photon-excited emission spectra are located within the wavelength range of 300–450 nm. The features of the spectra are observed to depend on the power of the excitation radiation and are essentially different from the resonance fluorescence spectra. Conditions for the transition from spontaneous fluorescence to stimulated one are analyzed; it is demonstrated that the coefficient of conversion of the excitation radiation into ultraviolet fluorescence reaches ∼1% in certain crystals. The results obtained are of interest in the diagnostics of solid-state structures and also for the development of laser sources in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum.
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Gorelik, V.S., Zhabotinskii, E.V. Two-photon-excited emission from solids. J Russ Laser Res 16, 287–308 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02581070
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