Stimulated-emission cross sections of the /sup 5/F/sub 1/--/sup 5/I/sub 5/ and /sup 5/F/sub 1/--/sup 5/I/sub 6/ transitions of Pm/sup 3+/ in a phosphate glass

Journal Article · Tue Aug 15 04:00:00 EDT 1989 · Opt. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.14.000856· OSTI ID:5827731

Beach, R; Weinzapfel, S; Staver, R; Solarz, R; Shinn, M; Krupke, W

We report a laser cavity measurement of stimulated-emission cross sections for both the /sup 5//ital F//sub 1/--/sup 5//ital I//sub 5/ (0.93-/mu/m) and /sup 5//ital F//sub 1/--/sup 5//ital I//sub 6/ (1.1-/mu/m) laser transitions of Pm/sup 3+/ ions in a lead--indium--phosphate glass host. The measured cross sections for these two transitions are 1.8/times/10/sup /minus/20/ (/plus minus/11%) and 2.8/times/10/sup /minus/20/ cm/sup 2/ (/plus minus/22%), respectively. These values agree with previously reported values based on a Judd--Ofelt-type analysis of spectroscopic data.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (US)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5827731
• Journal Information: Opt. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Opt. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 14:16; ISSN OPLED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
ALLOYS
CHARGED PARTICLES
CROSS SECTIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
EMISSION
EMISSION SPECTRA
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
GLASS
INFRARED RADIATION
IONS
LASERS
NEAR INFRARED RADIATION
PHOSPHATE GLASS
PROMETHIUM ADDITIONS
PROMETHIUM ALLOYS
PROMETHIUM IONS
RADIATIONS
RARE EARTH ADDITIONS
RARE EARTH ALLOYS
SOLID STATE LASERS
SPECTRA
STIMULATED EMISSION