Title :
Electronic and thermal refractive index variation in Yb3+-doped glass
Author :
Messias, D.N. ; Bell, M.J.V. ; Catunda, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Fis. de Sao Carlos, Univ. de Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos
Abstract :
Electronic and thermal lineshape were determined by thermal lens and Z-scan spectroscopy in QX/Yb3+-doped phosphate glass. Several optical and photothermal properties were obtained. It was done a comparison between the magnitudes of these contributions.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; optical glass; phosphate glasses; photothermal effects; refractive index; spectral line breadth; thermal lensing; thermo-optical effects; ytterbium; P2O5-Yb2O3; Yb3+-doped phosphate glass; Z-scan spectroscopy; electronic properties; optical properties; photothermal properties; thermal lens; thermal lineshape; thermal refractive index; Absorption; Glass; Lenses; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Refractive index; Spectroscopy; Thermal lensing; 160.3380 [Laser materials]; 190.4400 [Nonlinear optics, materials]; 300.6420 [Nonlinear spectroscopy];
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.2006.4628528
