Ultraviolet solid state laser development

Summary form only given. The cerium-doped colquiriite lasers, Ce 3+:LiCaAlF6 (LiCAF) and Ce3+:LiSrAlF 6 (LiSAF), have emerged as convenient, compact sources of tunable ultraviolet (uv) radiation. The notable features of these solid-state, vibronic laser systems include single-knob tuning, relative ease of use, and the capacity for being optically pumped with the frequency quadrupled output of a commercial Nd3+ laser