Title :
Electronic changes of refractive index in intensively-pumped Nd:YAG crystals due to Nd/sup 3+/-ion excitation
Author :
Antipov, O.L. ; Eremeykin, O.N. ; Savikin, A.P. ; Bredikhin, D.V. ; Kuznetsov, M.S. ; Ivakin, E.V. ; Sukhadolau, A.V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Acad. of Sci., Novgorod, Russia
Abstract :
Refractive index changes in intensively-pumped Nd:YAG crystals were studied using both polarization interferometer and transient grating method. An electronic index change due to Nd/sup 3+/-ion excitation was measured to be high under diode-stack pumping, increasing dramatically under additional UV pumping.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; electro-optical effects; light interferometers; light polarisation; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; refractive index; solid lasers; Nd/sup 3+/-ion excitation; UV pumping; diode-stack pumping; electronic index change; intensively-pumped Nd:YAG crystal; polarization interferometer; refractive index electronic changes; transient grating method; Crystals; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Lenses; Neodymium; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Pump lasers; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
