DocumentCode :
1066546
Title :
Dependence of the4F3/2 →4I11/2 induced-emission cross section for Nd3+on glass composition
Author :
Jacobs, Ralph R. ; Weber, Marvin J.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, CA, USA
Volume :
12
Issue :
2
fYear :
1976
fDate :
2/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
102
Lastpage :
111
Abstract :
Systematic studies of spectral intensities using the Judd-Ofelt (J-O) theory for crystal-field-induced electric-dipole transitions demonstrate that Nd-doped glasses can be tailored for specific laser applications by proper selection of the glass constituents. Variations with glass composition are reported for the following properties: induced-emission cross section, peak fluorescence wavelength, effective fluorescence bandwidth, radiative lifetime, transition probabilities, and fluorescence branching ratios. Both glass network formers and network-modifier ions were changed. In these studies the induced-emission cross section for the Nd3+,4 
4 
laser transition was varied by more than a factor of 4 by changing the glass host.
4 laser transition was varied by more than a factor of 4 by changing the glass host.Keywords :
Absorption; Additives; Bandwidth; Fluorescence; Glass; Jacobian matrices; Laser applications; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Optical materials;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1976.1069101
Filename :
1069101
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