Nd3+:ethylene glycol amplifier and its stimulated emission cross section
We demonstrate that Nd3+:ethylene glycol can be used as an amplifier gain medium for a Nd3+:YLF laser. It has been known that Nd3+:liquid is hard to use as a gain medium due to fluorescence quenching. However, we could use Nd3+:ethylene glycol as a gain medium by using a new amplification system, an...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Applied physics letters 1995-09, Vol.67 (11), p.1501-1502 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | We demonstrate that Nd3+:ethylene glycol can be used as an amplifier gain medium for a Nd3+:YLF laser. It has been known that Nd3+:liquid is hard to use as a gain medium due to fluorescence quenching. However, we could use Nd3+:ethylene glycol as a gain medium by using a new amplification system, and we also measured the stimulated emission cross section of Nd3+:ethylene glycol. A maximum gain of ∼2 was obtained in our experimental setup, and the stimulated emission cross section of Nd3+:ethylene glycol was measured to be 1.5(±0.5) ×10−19 cm2. |
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| ISSN: | 0003-6951 1077-3118 |
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.114472 |