Characterization of disordered melilite Nd:SrLaGa3O7 crystal

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1506-1513

  Zhang, Yuanyuan ^a   Zhang, Huaijin ^a   Yu, Haohai ^a   Sun, Shangqian ^a   Wang, Jiyang ^a   Jiang, Minhua ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gallium compounds; neodymium; optical materials; solid lasers

Indexed keywords

DIODE PUMPED LASERS; EMISSION CROSS-SECTION; FLUORESCENCE BRANCHING RATIO; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIMES; JUDD-OFELT ANALYSIS; LASER CRYSTALS; LASER MEDIUM; LINEAR THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS; MELILITE; PEAK POWER; POLARIZED ABSORPTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES; SOLID LASER;

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; GALLIUM; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL GLASS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PUMPING (LASER); THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 82155171295     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2011.2172975     Document Type: Article

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