Assertion: erbium | /r/CapableOf | pass through unstable short lifetime state
Facets:
value: by 1480 nm light
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The Erbium can be either pumped by 980 nm light, in which case it passes through an unstable short lifetime state before rapidly decaying to a quasi-stable state, or by 1480 nm light in which case it is directly excited to the quasi-stable state.