Nonradiative energy transfer in Nd:YAG—evidence for the correlated placement of ions

22 May 1989

journal article
Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters

Vol. 54 (21) , 2053-2055
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.101369

Abstract

Analysis of data from Nd:YAG indicates a substantial experimental divergence from the standard theoretical results predicted for nonradiative energy transfer. A new model for correlated ion placement in the crystal is shown to completely explain the discrepancy.

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