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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628481
