Title :
Discrimination of resonant and nonresonant contributions to the nonlinear refractive index of rare earth doped materials
Author :
Lima, S.M. ; Messias, D.N. ; Nunes, L.A.O. ; Catunda, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Fisica de Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo Univ., Brazil
Abstract :
In the present work we measured the n2 lineshapes in resonance with absorption lines of Nd3+:YAG and Nd3+:YAP crystals, and the Yb3+-doped phosphate glass. The measurements were performed using a variation of the single beam Z-scan technique.
Keywords :
neodymium; optical glass; phosphorus compounds; refractive index; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; Nd3+:YAG crystal; Nd3+:YAP crystal; P2O5:Yb3+; YAG:Nd3+; YAP:Nd3+; YAl5O12:Nd; YAlO3:Nd; Yb3+-doped phosphate glass; absorption line; n2 lineshape; nonlinear refractive index; rare earth doped materials; resonant discrimination; single beam Z-scan technique; Absorption; Crystals; Laser theory; Performance evaluation; Polarization; Refractive index; Resonance; Shape measurement; Stationary state; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567985
