Lasing properties of selectively pumped Raman-active Nd{sup 3+}-doped molybdate and tungstate crystals

Journal Article · Thu Aug 31 04:00:00 EDT 2006 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2006V036N08ABEH013200· OSTI ID:21466567

Basiev, Tasoltan T; Doroshenko, Maxim E; Ivleva, Lyudmila I; Osiko, Vyacheslav V ^[1]; Kosmyna, M B; Komar', V K ^[2]; Sulc, J; Jelinkova, H ^[3]

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1. A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)
2. STC 'Institute for Single Crystals', National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkov (Ukraine)
3. Czech Technical University, Prague (Czech Republic)

The lasing efficiency of Nd{sup 3+} ions is studied in laser materials capable of self-Raman frequency conversion. The lasing properties of tungstate and molybdate crystals with the scheelite structure (SrWO{sub 4}, BaWO{sub 4}, PbWO{sub 4}, SrMoO{sub 4}, PbMoO{sub 4}) activated with neodymium ions are investigated upon longitudinal pumping by a 750-nm alexandrite laser or a 800-nm diode laser. The slope lasing efficiency obtained for a Nd{sup 3+}:PbMoO{sub 4} laser emitting at 1054 nm is 54.3% for the total lasing efficiency of 46%, which is the best result for all the crystals with the scheelite structure studied so far. The simultaneous Q-switched lasing and self-Raman frequency conversion were demonstrated in neodymium-doped SrWO{sub 4}, PbWO{sub 4}, and BaWO{sub 4} crystals. (papers devoted to the 90th anniversary of a.m.prokhorov)

• OSTI ID: 21466567
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 36; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CHARGED PARTICLES
CONVERSION
CRYSTALS
DIODE-PUMPED SOLID STATE LASERS
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IONS
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MOLYBDATES
MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS
NEODYMIUM IONS
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SPECTRA
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