Thermal and optical properties of Yb3+- and Nd3+ -doped phosphate glasses determined by thermal lens technique

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 751-757

  Messias, Djalmir N ^a   Jacinto, Carlos ^b   Bell, Maria Jose V ^c   Catunda, Tomaz ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fluorescence quantum efficiency; Laser materials; Neodymium; Thermal lensing; Thermooptical properties; Ytterbium

Indexed keywords

HEAT GENERATION; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; YTTERBIUM;

FLUORESCENCE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; ION-DOPED PHOSPHATES GLASSES; THERMAL LENSING;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 34547986009     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2007.902381     Document Type: Article

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