Temperature-dependent stimulated-emission cross section and concentration quenching in Nd3+-doped phosphate glasses

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 454-457

  Dong, Jun ^a   Bass, Michael ^a   Walters, Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Craig Walters Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FLUORESCENCE; MONOCHROMATORS; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOSPHATES; QUENCHING; SOLID STATE LASERS; STIMULATED EMISSION;

CROSS SECTIONS; JUDD-OFELT THEORY;

GLASS;

EID: 1342307970     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.000454     Document Type: Article

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