Dr. Larry D. Merkle Profile

Dr. Larry D. Merkle

Physicist at DEVCOM Army Research Lab

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Publications (15)

Proceedings Article | 10 June 2024 Presentation

Comparing the diode-pumped ~3.0 µm laser potential of different Rare-Earth doped chalcogenide glasses

Zackery Fleischman, Ei Ei Brown, Mark Dubinskii, Larry Merkle, Jason McKay, Uwe Hommerich, Sudhir Trivedi, Witold Palosz

Proceedings Volume PC13029, PC1302909 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3014549

KEYWORDS: Chalcogenide glass, Semiconductor lasers, Mid-IR, Phonons, Spectroscopy, Visible radiation, Transparency, Laser applications, Ions, Fluorescence spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 10 June 2024 Presentation

Mid-IR fluorescence characteristics of low-phonon praseodymium doped Ternary chloride-based single crystals

Ei Brown, Zackery Fleischman, Jason McKay, Larry Merkle, Uwe Hommerich, Witold Palosz, Sudhir Trivedi, Mark Dubinskii

Proceedings Volume PC13029, PC1302907 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3014545

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Crystals, Fluorescence, Praseodymium, Ions, Spectroscopy, Solid state lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Materials properties, Fluorescence spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2018 Presentation

Infrared absorption and fluorescence properties of Holmium doped Potassium Lanthanum Chloride (Conference Presentation)

Ei Brown, Zackery Fleischman, Larry Merkle, Emmanuel Rowe, Arnold Burger, Stephen Payne, Mark Dubinskiy

Proceedings Volume 10637, 106370X (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309578

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Infrared radiation, Holmium, Potassium, Lanthanum, Absorption, Infrared spectroscopy, Phonons, Mid-IR, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 2018 Presentation + Paper

Dual-phase Er:Y2O3/MgO nanocomposites for mid-Infrared solid state lasers

Zackery Fleischman, Victoria Blair, Nicholas Ku, Larry Merkle

Proceedings Volume 10637, 106370Z (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311470

KEYWORDS: Nanocomposites, Erbium, Raman spectroscopy, Luminescence, Mie scattering, Scattering, Mid-IR, Crystals, Ceramics, Particles

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2017 Presentation + Paper

Efficient Pr3+ laser material excitation by three-for-one cross-relaxation

Larry Merkle, Mark Dubinskii

Proceedings Volume 10192, 1019209 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2264840

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Data modeling, Phonons, Crystals, Sensors, Laser crystals, Ions, Mid-IR, Luminescence, Praseodymium, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 16 March 2016 Paper

Nanoparticle doping for improved Er-doped fiber lasers

Colin Baker, E. Joseph Friebele, Charles Askins, Michael Hunt, Barbara Marcheschi, Jake Fontana, John Peele, Woohong Kim, Jasbinder Sanghera, Jun Zhang, Radha Pattnaik, Larry Merkle, Mark Dubinskii, Youming Chen, Iyad Dajani, Cody Mart

Proceedings Volume 9728, 97280T (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2217905

KEYWORDS: Erbium, Doping, Fiber lasers, Aluminum, Nanoparticles, Ions, Absorption, Silica, Luminescence, Refractive index

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Proceedings Article | 16 March 2015 Paper

Raman gain of SiC as a potential medium for Raman lasers

Larry Merkle, Jun Zhang, Graham Allen, Jay Dawson, Mark Dubinskii

Proceedings Volume 9359, 935904 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2077299

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Silicon carbide, Raman scattering, Crystals, Laser crystals, Laser beam diagnostics, Laser damage threshold, Beam propagation method, Polarization, Light scattering

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2015 Paper

Erbium nanoparticle doped fibers for efficient, resonantly-pumped Er-doped fiber lasers

E. Joseph Friebele, Colin Baker, Charles Askins, Jake Fontana, Michael Hunt, John Peele, Barbara Marcheschi, Euneku Oh, Woohong Kim, Jasbinder Sanghera, Jun Zhang, Radha Pattnaik, Larry Merkle, Mark Dubinskii

Proceedings Volume 9344, 934412 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079443

KEYWORDS: Erbium, Optical fibers, Aluminum, Ions, Neptunium, Silica, Fiber lasers, Refractive index, Doping, Nanoparticles

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Proceedings Article | 23 May 2013 Paper

Er-doped sesquioxides for 1.5-micron lasers - spectroscopic comparisons

Larry Merkle, Nikolay Ter-Gabrielyan

Proceedings Volume 8733, 87330H (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017873

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Spectroscopy, Ions, Luminescence, Erbium, Laser spectroscopy, Cryogenics, Lasers, C3I, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 23 May 2013 Paper

Temperature-dependent spectroscopy of Ho3+:YVO4 relevant to 2-μm laser operation

Z. Fleischman, L. Merkle, G. Newburgh, M. Dubinskii

Proceedings Volume 8733, 87330G (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017758

KEYWORDS: Output couplers, Absorption, Temperature metrology, Reflectivity, Spectroscopy, Cryogenics, Laser crystals, Ions, Polarization, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 2010 Paper

Comparative study of Ho3+ doped yttria (yttrium oxide), LuAG, and YAG as gain media for eye-safe resonantly pumped lasers

Akil Word-Daniels, Alex Newburgh, Arockiasamy Michael, Larry Merkle, Mark Dubinskii

Proceedings Volume 7686, 76860F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853922

KEYWORDS: Holmium, YAG lasers, Absorption, Temperature metrology, Spectroscopy, Yttrium, Oxides, Liquids, Nitrogen, Luminescence

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2008 Paper

First laser performance of Er3+-doped scandia (Sc2O3) ceramic

Mark Dubinskii, Nikolay Ter-Gabrielyan, Larry Merkle, G. Alex Newburgh, Akio Ikesue

Proceedings Volume 6952, 69520O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.782758

KEYWORDS: Ceramics, Absorption, Mirrors, Carbon dioxide, Solid state lasers, Laser applications, YAG lasers, Atmospheric monitoring, Er:YAG lasers, Upconversion

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 2007 Paper

Ultra-low photon defect diode-pumped cryo-cooled Er:YAG laser

M. Dubinskii, N. Ter-Gabrielyan, G. Newburgh, L. Merkle

Proceedings Volume 6552, 65520M (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.723440

KEYWORDS: Er:YAG lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Diodes, Absorption, Erbium, Laser applications, Cryogenics, Solid state lasers, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Laser scattering

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 2005 Paper

Processing technology, laser, optical and thermal properties of ceramic laser gain materials

Mark Dubinskii, Larry Merkle, John Goff, Gregory Quarles, Vida Castillo, Kenneth Schepler, David Zelmon, Shekhar Guha, Leonel Gonzalez, Matthew Rickey, Julie Lee, S. Hegde, John Dumm, Gary Messing, Sang-Ho Lee

Proceedings Volume 5792, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.602879

KEYWORDS: Ceramics, Nd:YAG lasers, Neodymium, Absorption, Crystals, YAG lasers, Laser applications, Scattering, Laser processing, Laser damage threshold

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