Spectral study of the stimulated emission of Nd3+ in fluorotellurite bulk glass

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 9298-9307

  Miguel, A ^a   Azkargorta, J ^a   Morea, R ^b   Iparraguirre, I ^a   Gonzalo, J ^b   Fernandez, J ^a,c   Balda, R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE ÓPTICA   (Spain)

^c DONOSTIA INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS CENTER DIPC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PUMPING; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE;

EMISSION CROSS-SECTION; EXCITATION SPECTRUM; FLUORESCENCE PROPERTIES; FLUORO-TELLURITE GLASS; JUDD-OFELT ANALYSIS; JUDD-OFELT CALCULATIONS; STIMULATED EMISSION CROSS SECTION; WAVELENGTH-SELECTIVE;

GLASS;

FLUORINE; GLASS; NEODYMIUM; TELLURIUM; TELLUROUS ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; LASER; MATERIALS TESTING;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLUORINE; GLASS; LASERS; MATERIALS TESTING; NEODYMIUM; TELLURIUM;

EID: 84877127888     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.009298     Document Type: Article

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