Spectroscopic investigation of Nd3+-doped ZBLAN glass for solar-pumped lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2001-2006

  Suzuki, Takenobu ^a   Kawai, Hiroyuki ^a   Nasu, Hiroyuki ^a   Mizuno, Shintaro ^b   Ito, Hiroshi ^b   Hasegawa, Kazuo ^b   Ohishi, Yasutake ^a  

^a TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Rd Management Section   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; EXCITED STATES; GLASS; GLASS LASERS; INFRARED LASERS; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PUMPING (LASER); QUANTUM THEORY;

ABSORPTION STRENGTH; EXCITATION SOURCES; FLUORIDE GLASS; NEAR-INFRARED EMISSIONS; RADIATIVE LIFETIME; SOLAR-PUMPED; SPECTROSCOPIC INVESTIGATIONS; STIMULATED EMISSION CROSS SECTION; ZBLAN GLASS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 79961058494     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.002001     Document Type: Article

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