Spectroscopic characteristics of Nd3+-doped strontium fluorovanadate and their relationship to laser performance
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 77 (1) , 294-300
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.359391
Abstract
High slope efficiency and low threshold laser performance have been achieved for both long pulsed and cw operation at 1.065 μm in Nd3+‐doped strontium fluorovanadate crystal, Nd3+:Sr5(VO4)3F, when pumped by narrow band pulsed Cr:LiSAF and cw Ti:sapphire lasers. However, there are inequivalent Nd3+ sites in the crystal. The absorption of Nd3+ ions in secondary sites, sites other than the site which contributes to lasing, may reduce the pumping efficiency and, consequently, the lasing efficiency. Strong concentration quenching of the Nd3+ 4F3/2 state was also observed reducing the quantum efficiency of the laser transition from this state.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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