• DocumentCode
    2649379
  • Title

    Mid- IR laser transitions in Nd3+ doped CaGa2S4, PbGa2S4, and PbCl2 laser crystals

  • Author

    Orlovskii, Yu.V. ; Basiev, T.T. ; Dmitruk, L.N. ; Osiko, V.V. ; Badikov, Dmitrii V. ; Badikov, Valerii V.

  • Author_Institution
    Laser Mater. & Technol. Res. Center, Russian Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    877
  • Abstract
    Multiphonon and radiative relaxation of mid-IR laser transitions is analyzed in neodymium doped calcium and lead thiogallates and lead chloride laser crystals. Higher radiative and much lower nonradiative rates are found comparing to fluorides.
  • Keywords
    calcium compounds; laser transitions; lead compounds; neodymium; optical materials; phonon-phonon interactions; radiative lifetimes; solid lasers; CaGa2S4:Nd3+; PbCl2:Nd3+; PbGa2S4:Nd3+; laser crystals; mid- IR laser transitions; multiphonon relaxation; neodymium doped calcium thiogallates; neodymium doped lead chloride crystal; neodymium doped lead thiogallates; radiative relaxation; Calcium; Crystals; Earth; Fluorescence; Kinetic theory; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Lead compounds; Neodymium; Phonons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548968
  • Filename
    1548968