• DocumentCode
    3012901
  • Title

    Asymmetric Time Constants

  • Author

    Barnes, Norman P. ; Walsh, Brian M. ; Reichle, Donald J.

  • Author_Institution
    NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Time constants for population density rise and decay are often unequal. Asymmetric time constants result from: ground state depletion, up conversion, and amplified spontaneous emission. All these effects were modeled and Tm :germanate experiments support model.
  • Keywords
    germanium compounds; photoluminescence; solid lasers; superradiance; thulium; Tm-germanate laser; amplified spontaneous emission; asymmetric time constants; ground state depletion; population density decay; population density rise; up conversion; Atomic beams; Dark current; Differential equations; Fluorescence; Laser modes; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid modeling; Spontaneous emission; Stationary state;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453045
  • Filename
    4453045
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3012901