Title :
Measurement of the stimulated emission cross section for the /sup 4/F/sub 3/2/-/sup 4/I/sub 13/2/ transition of Nd/sup 3+/ in YAlO/sub 3/ crystal
Author :
Shen, Hongyuan ; Lian, Tianquan ; Ruirong Zheng ; Zhou, Yuping ; Yu, Guifang ; Huang, Chenghui ; Liao, Hong ; Zhengdong Zheng
Author_Institution :
Fujian Inst. of Res. on Structure of Matter, Chinese Acad. of Sci., China
Abstract :
A method for the simultaneous measurement of the stimulated emission cross section and fluorescence lifetime by studying the relation between laser parameters and the laser relaxation oscillation frequency is discussed. The stimulated emission cross section for the /sup 4/F/sub 3/2/-/sup 4/I/sub 13/2/ transition of Nd/sup 3+/ ion in YAP crystal was measured to be (22+or-1)*10/sup -20/ cm/sup 2/.<>
Keywords :
fluorescence; laser transitions; laser variables measurement; neodymium; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; /sup 4/F/sub 3/2/-/sup 4/I/sub 13/2/ transition; YAlO/sub 3/:Nd/sup 3+/; fluorescence lifetime; laser relaxation oscillation frequency; stimulated emission cross section; Damping; Equations; Frequency; Iris; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
