Polarized fluorescence line narrowing measurements of Nd laser glasses: Evidence of stimulated emission cross section anisotropy

1983 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Hall ◽  
M. J. Weber
Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 431
Author(s):  
Giorgio Turri ◽  
Scott Webster ◽  
Michael Bass ◽  
Alessandra Toncelli

Spectroscopic properties of neodymium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride were measured at different temperatures from 35 K to 350 K in specimens with 1 at% Nd3+ concentration. The absorption spectrum was measured at room temperature from 400 to 900 nm. The decay dynamics of the 4F3/2 multiplet was investigated by measuring the fluorescence lifetime as a function of the sample temperature, and the radiative decay time was derived by extrapolation to 0 K. The stimulated-emission cross-sections of the transitions from the 4F3/2 to the 4I9/2, 4I11/2, and 4I13/2 levels were obtained from the fluorescence spectrum measured at different temperatures, using the Aull–Jenssen technique. The results show consistency with most results previously published at room temperature, extending them over a broader range of temperatures. A semi-empirical formula for the magnitude of the stimulated-emission cross-section as a function of temperature in the 250 K to 350 K temperature range, is presented for the most intense transitions to the 4I11/2 and 4I13/2 levels.


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