• DocumentCode
    2875149
  • Title

    Upper laser level quenching in ceramic Nd:YAG

  • Author

    Merkle, Larry D. ; Dubinskii, Mark

  • Author_Institution
    AMSRD-ARL-SE-EO, Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Fluorescence decay in ceramic Nd:YAG is distinctly nonexponential for concentrations greater than 1% atomic. This strongly affects the effective upper level storage time for high concentrations. The quenching mechanisms were determined, and are intrinsic.
  • Keywords
    ceramics; fluorescence; neodymium; radiation quenching; solid lasers; YAG:Nd; ceramic laser; fluorescence decay; upper laser level quenching mechanism; upper level storage time; Atomic beams; Ceramics; Crystalline materials; Fluorescence; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Neodymium; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Temperature; (140.3380) Laser materials; (160.2540) Fluorescent and luminescent materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628481
  • Filename
    4628481
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2875149