Title
Photo-Thermo-Refractive Glass Co-Doped With Nd3+ As A New Laser Medium
Keywords
Laser glass; Luminescence; Monolithic laser; Photo-induced crystallization; Photo-thermo-refractive glass; Photosensitivity
Abstract
Photo-thermo-refractive (PTR) glass demonstrates refractive index change after exposure to UV radiation followed by a thermal treatment that enables recording of high efficiency holographic optical elements. This work demonstrates feasibility of function of this material as a complex optical medium which posseses both photosensitive and luminescent properties and paves a way for creation of monolythic solid state lasers where resonator components can be holographically recorded inside of a laser medium. It was found, that incorporating of Nd3+ ions in PTR glass does not affect photosensitivity required for hologram recording. It was demonstrated that emission wavelength, spectral width, and cross section of Nd3+ luminescence in PTR glass are typical for silicate laser glasses and Nd-doped PTR glass can be considered as a promising laser medium for monolithic solid state lasers. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Publication Title
Optical Materials
Volume
33
Issue
12
Number of Pages
1970-1974
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2011.03.044
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
80052962154 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/80052962154
STARS Citation
Glebova, Larissa; Lumeau, Julien; and Glebov, Leonid B., "Photo-Thermo-Refractive Glass Co-Doped With Nd3+ As A New Laser Medium" (2011). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 3187.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/3187