Title :
High quantum efficiency of Nd3+-doped ZBLAN glass under sunlight excitation
Author :
Suzuki, Takenobu ; Kawai, Hiroyuki ; Nasu, Hiroyuki ; Hughes, Mark ; Ohishi, Yasutake ; Mizuno, Shintaro ; Ito, Hiroshi ; Hasegawa, Kazuo
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Photon Technol., Toyota Technol. Inst., Nagoya, Japan
Abstract :
The quantum efficiency of Nd3+-doped ZBLAN glass under sunlight excitation was measured as more than 70 %, which would be due to the low loss in the VIS-UV region and phonon energy of the glass.
Keywords :
barium compounds; optical glass; photothermal effects; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; zirconium compounds; VIS-UV region; ZrF4BaF2LaF3AlF3NaF:Nd; phonon energy; quantum efficiency; sunlight excitation; Absorption; Fiber lasers; Fluorescence; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser fusion; Neodymium; Optical materials; Phonons; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
