Title :
High resolution spectroscopy of concentrated Nd:YAG ceramics
Author :
Lupei, V. ; Lupei, A. ; Georgescu, S. ; Diaconescu, B. ; Taira, T. ; Sato, Y. ; Kurimura, Sunao ; Ikesue, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Molecular Sci., Okazaki, Japan
Abstract :
The high resolution spectroscopic and emission decay investigation indicates that the highly doped Nd:YAG ceramics show good prospects for their use as laser active media.
Keywords :
ceramics; neodymium; radiation quenching; radiative lifetimes; solid lasers; spectral line broadening; spectral line shift; visible spectra; yttrium compounds; Nd:YAG laser active media; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; concentration dependence; dipole-dipole contribution; emission decay; high resolution spectroscopy; highly doped ceramics; inhomogeneous broadening; ion-ion interaction; low temperature transmission spectra; mutual crystal field perturbations; quantum efficiency; relative intensities; self-quenching effect; spectral broadening; spectral satellites; spectral shift; static down-conversion cross-relaxation; Ceramics; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Lattices; Neodymium; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Satellites; Solid lasers; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967797
