Title : 
Amplification of the 1.32-µm line in Nd:YAG
         
        
            Author : 
Loree, T.R. ; Sherman, L.M. ; Thorne, J.M.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, University of California, Los Alamos, N. Mex.
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
7/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Single-pass amplifier gains at 1.32 μm have been measured in an 80-mm Nd:YAG rod, achieving a saturated gain of 3.1. Small-signal gain comparisons imply a stimulated-emission cross-section ratio ( 

 m) of 0.19.
 
         
        
            Keywords : 
Aluminum; Electrons; Energy exchange; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Temperature distribution;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/JQE.1975.1068654