Dependence of the /sup 4/F/sub 3/2/. -->. /sup 4/I/sub 11/2/ induced-emission cross section for Nd/sup 3 +/ on glass composition
Systematic studies of spectral intensities using the Judd-Ofelt (J-O) theory for crystal-field-induced electric-dipole transitions demonstrate that Nd-doped glasses can be tailored for specific laser applications by proper selection of the glass constituents. Variations with glass composition are reported for the following properties: induced-emission cross section, peak fluorescence wavelength, effective fluorescence bandwidth, radiative lifetime, transition probabilities, and fluorescence branching ratios. Both glass network formers and network-modifier ions were changed. In these studies the induced-emission cross section for the Nd/sup 3 +/, /sup 4/F/sub /sup 3///sub 2// ..-->.. /sup 4/I/sub /sup 11///sub 2// laser transition was varied by more than a factor of 4 by changing the glass host.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of California, Livermore
- OSTI ID:
- 7361509
- Journal Information:
- IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States) Vol. QE-12:2; ISSN IEJQA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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