Title :
Nonradiative relaxation of rare-earth ions in silicate laser glass
Author :
Layne, C.B. ; Lowdermilk, W.H. ; Weber, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Lawrence Livermore Lab., Livermore, CA, USA
fDate :
9/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Rates for nonradiative decay by multiphonon emission are measured for rare-earth ions in silicate laser glass and used to estimate quantum efficiencies.
Keywords :
Crystalline materials; Crystals; Energy states; Glass; Laser excitation; Lattices; Optical pulses; Phonons; Pump lasers; Research and development;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1975.1068921
