Title :
Nd3+/Yb3+ Co-doped Bi2O3-B2O3-TeO2 glass for solar pumped lasers
Author :
Shimada, Yusuke ; Ohara, Shinya
Author_Institution :
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We have studied Nd3+/Yb3+ co-doped Bi2O3-B2O3-TeO2 glasses for solar pumped lasers, and compared to Nd3+-doped Bi2O3-B2O3-TeO2 glasses. Nd3+/Yb3+ co-doped Bi2O3-B2O3-TeO2 glasses show large emission intensity compared to Nd3+ -doped Bi2O3-B2O3-TeO2 glasses.
Keywords :
absorption coefficients; bismuth compounds; borate glasses; fluorescence; neodymium compounds; optical glass; spectral line intensity; tellurium compounds; ytterbium compounds; Bi2O3-B2O3-TeO2-Nd2O3-Yb2O3; absorption coefficient; codoped glass; emission intensity; solar pumped lasers; Absorption; Energy exchange; Glass; Laser excitation; Phonons; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600305