• DocumentCode
    528166
  • Title

    High quantum efficiency of Nd3+-doped tellurite glass under sun excitation

  • Author

    Nasu, Hiroyuki ; Kawai, Hiroyuki ; Hughes, Mark A. ; Suzuki, Takenobu ; Ohishi, Yasutake ; Mizuno, Shintaro ; Ito, Hiroshi ; Hasegawa, Kazuo ; Shikano, Koji

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Center for Adv. Photon Technol., Toyota Technol. Inst., Toyota, Japan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-9 July 2010
  • Firstpage
    624
  • Lastpage
    625
  • Abstract
    The quantum efficiency of Nd3+-doped tellurite glass which is made from high-purity TeO2 under sunlight excitation was measured as more than 55%, which is high enough for solar pumped laser.
  • Keywords
    absorption coefficients; infrared spectra; neodymium; optical glass; tellurium compounds; TeO2-ZnO2-Li2O-Bi2O3-Nd2O3; doped tellurite glass; quantum efficiency; solar pumped laser; sun excitation; Absorption; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Pump lasers; Raw materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
  • Conference_Location
    Sapporo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6785-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5588315