Title :
Efficient energy transfer sensitisation of Yb/sup 3+/ emission by Nd/sup 3+/ in ceramic sesquioxide laser materials
Author :
Lupei, V. ; Lupei, A. ; Ikesue, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Atomic Phys., Bucharest, Romania
Abstract :
Very efficient sensitisation of Yb/sup 3+/ emission by Nd/sup 3+/ in sesquioxide transparent ceramics produced by the solid-state mixing method is demonstrated by optical spectroscopy and emission decay.
Keywords :
ceramics; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; transparency; ytterbium; Sc/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Nd, Yb; ceramic sesquioxide laser materials; emission decay; energy transfer sensitisation; optical spectroscopy; solid-state mixing method; transparent ceramics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
