DocumentCode
1103293
Title
Modeling gain saturation in neodymium laser glasses
Author
Hall, D.W. ; Weber, M.J.
Author_Institution
Corning Glass Works, Sullivan Park, Corning NY
Volume
20
Issue
8
fYear
1984
fDate
8/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
831
Lastpage
834
Abstract
Gain saturation in neodymium laser glasses is modeled using a simplified treatment of the spectroscopic inhomogeneities and experimental parameters obtained from broadband- and laser-excited fluorescence spectroscopy. The predicted large-signal gain behavior for two silicate and two phosphate glasses agrees with measured gain saturation within the experimental uncertainties. The results are extended to treat saturation of other Nd-doped glasses.
Keywords
Neodymium:glass lasers; Fluorescence; Frequency; Gain measurement; Glass; Laser modes; Neodymium; Optical materials; Predictive models; Semiconductor process modeling; Spectroscopy;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1984.1072501
Filename
1072501
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