Excited-state dynamics including radiative diffusion in quasi-three-level laser crystals: Application to Yb3+-doped Y3Al5O12

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2209-2216

  Brenier, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; EXCITONS; LASERS; LIGHT REFLECTION; PHOTONS; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

DIPOLE-DIPOLE INTERACTION; EXCITED-STATE DYNAMICS; INTERNAL REFLECTION; LASER CRYSTALS; RADIATIVE DIFFUSION;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 33751210078     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.002209     Document Type: Article

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