Title :
An experimental upper limit to the nonradiative relaxation time between the4T2and2T1states of ruby
Author :
Anson, M. ; Smith, Ross
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., University of Southampton, Southampton, England
fDate :
5/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An upper limit of 4 ns has been determined for the nonradiative relaxation times between the4T2and2T1states of ruby. This value was deduced from the rate of rise of the red2T1fluorescences from ruby crystals pumped by the second harmonic of a 1.06-μ laser.
Keywords :
Absorption; Crystals; Filters; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Oscilloscopes; Photomultipliers; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1970.1076452