Title :
Determination of Auger upconversion parameter by thermal lens and Z-scan techniques: A comparison
Author :
Jacinto, C. ; Messias, D.N. ; Catunda, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Fis. de Sao Carlos, Univ. de Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos
Abstract :
The Z-scan and Thermal Lens techniques have been used to obtain the Auger upconversion parameter in Nd3+-doped materials. A comparison between these methods is done, showing that they are independent and provide similar results.
Keywords :
Auger effect; fluorescence; lenses; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; phosphate glasses; refractive index; Auger upconversion parameter; P2O5:Nd; Z-scan lens technique; energy transfer upconversion; fluorescence quantum efficiency; neodymium-doped phosphate glasses; refractive index variation; thermal lens technique; Absorption; Diode lasers; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Lenses; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Thermal lensing; 140.6810 [Thermal effects]; 160.3380 [Laser materials]; 190.7220 [Upconversion];
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.2006.4628492
