Title :
Comparative study of the main Nd-doped laser materials Nd:YAG, Nd:GdCOB and Nd,MgO:LiNbO/sub 3/ for self-frequency-doubling
Author :
Maunier, C. ; Doualan, J.L. ; Moncorge, Richard ; Landais, J.
Author_Institution :
Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche Ions Lasers, Caen Univ., France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Several spectroscopic and physico-chemical parameters have been measured or collected in the literature for a comparison of the laser potentials of the three principal self-frequency doubling (SFD) Nd-doped laser materials. There are chemical, physical, thermomechanical and optical parameters characterizing the host material such as growth technique. There are also key spectroscopic parameters such as the radiative and fluorescence lifetimes.
Keywords :
fluorescence; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; radiative lifetimes; solid lasers; stimulated emission; thermo-optical effects; LiNbO/sub 3/:MgO,Nd; Nd,MgO:LiNbO/sub 3/; Nd-doped laser materials; Nd:GdCOB; Nd:YAG; Nd:YCa/sub 4/O(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; YCa/sub 4/O(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/:Nd; fluorescence; growth technique; optical parameters; physico-chemical parameters; radiative lifetimes; self-frequency-doubling; spectroscopic parameters; thermomechanical properties; Chemical lasers; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Neodymium; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical materials; Solid lasers; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034254
