• DocumentCode
    2877560
  • Title

    Nd3+ doped lead lanthanum zirconate titanate ferroelectric transparent ceramics — a potential mode-locked laser

  • Author

    de Camargo, Andrea S.S. ; de O.Nunes, L.A. ; Garcia, D. ; Eiras, J.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. de Fis. de Sao Carlos, Univ. de Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    This work presents the characterization of Nd3+ doped PLZT ferroelectric transparent ceramics in which 1.06 mum emission is efficiently modulated by application of an external electrical field, characterizing it as a potential mode locked laser.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; ferroelectric ceramics; lanthanum compounds; laser mode locking; lead compounds; neodymium; solid lasers; PLZT:Nd3+; external electrical field; ferroelectric transparent ceramics; lead lanthanum zirconate titanate; luminescence spectra; mode-locked laser; near-infrared laser active media; wavelength 1.06 mum; Ceramics; Ferroelectric materials; Infrared spectra; Lanthanum; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Neodymium; Optical sensors; Titanium compounds; Voltage; (140.3380) Laser materials; (300.6340) Spectroscopy, infrared;
  • 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.2006.4628622
  • Filename
    4628622