Title :
Self-quenching mechanisms of the Nd/sup 4/F/sub 3/2/ manifold
Author :
Barnes, N.P. ; Filer, E.D. ; Morrison, C.A.
Author_Institution :
NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In summary, an alternative approach to model the dependence of the lifetime of the Nd /sup 4/F/sub 3/2/ manifold on the Nd concentration has been calculated and found to agree with experimental data. Lifetime depends on both the diffusion and selfquenching parameters, both of which can be calculated given the energy levels of the laser material.
Keywords :
diffusion; neodymium; optical materials; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; Nd/sup 4/F/sub 3/2/ manifold; Nd:doped laser material quenching; energy levels; laser material; self-quenching mechanisms; selfquenching parameters; Atomic measurements; Automatic testing; Energy exchange; Energy measurement; Energy states; Life testing; NASA; Neodymium; Optical materials; Quantum well lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
