Sensitization of neodymium ion luminescence by chromium ions in a Gd/sub 3/Ga/sub 5/O/sub 12/ crystal

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE1982v012n03ABEH012181· OSTI ID:5076330

Zharikov, E V; Il'ichev, N N; Laptev, V V; Malyutin, A A; Ostroumov, V G; Pashinin, P P; Shcherbakov, I A

An investigation is reported of the spectral, luminescence, and lasing properties of a Gd/sub 3/Ga/sub 5/O/sub 12/ crystal activated with chromium and neodymium ions. The high efficiency of the energy transfer process from chromium to neodymium ions is demonstrated. For example, the probability of an elementary Cr/sup 3 +/--Nd/sup 3 +/ interaction event in a Gd/sub 3/Ga/sub 5/O/sub 12/ crystal was 12 times higher than that in a Y/sub 3/Al/sub 5/O/sub 12/ crystal. It was found that sensitization of neodymium ion luminescence by chromium ions can increase severalfold the energy characteristics of cw and pulsed neodymium lasers. An investigation of the free-lasing parameters shows that the ultimate differential lasing efficiency of neodymium in a Gd/sub 3/Ga/sub 5/O/sub 12/:Cr:Nd crystal is 3.6 times higher than that for a YAG:Nd crystal under comparable conditions.

• Research Organization: P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 5076330
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 12:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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