Title

Temperature-Dependent Stimulated Emission Cross Section In Nd 3+:Yvo4 Crystals

Abstract

Spectroscopic properties of neodymium-doped yttrium orthovanadate crystals were measured in the temperature range between 5 and 350 K. Crystals fabricated by different suppliers, with 0.3 and 1 at% Nd3+, were compared. For each temperature, the stimulated emission cross sections of the Nd 3+4F3/2 decaytothe 4I9/2, 4I 11/2, and 4I13/2 states were obtained using the Fuchtbauer-Ladenburg and the reciprocity techniques. Nd:YVO4 shows higher absorption at room temperature and higher stimulated emission cross section with similar variation with temperature when compared with Nd:YAG. The anomalous dependence on temperature of the Nd3+ 4F3/2 excited-state lifetime is discussed and an explanation is suggested. © 2009 Optical Society of America.

Publication Date

11-1-2009

Publication Title

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volume

26

Issue

11

Number of Pages

2084-2088

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.26.002084

Socpus ID

70450198921 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/70450198921

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