Up-conversion luminescence in the Nd3+:YAB self frequency doubling laser crystal

被引:35
作者
Jaque, D
Capmany, J
Molero, F
Luo, ZD
Sole, JG [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Fis Mat, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Fujian Inst Res Struct Matter, Fujian 35002, Peoples R China
关键词
up-conversion luminescence; NYAB;
D O I
10.1016/S0925-3467(98)00002-0
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
In this work the infrared to visible up-converted luminescence in neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium borate has been systematically investigated in the excitation spectral range corresponding to diode pumping (700-850 nm) under continuous wave and pulsed pumping. Three visible bands centred at 535, 590 and 675 nm are observed, these emissions mainly departing from the excited state (4)G(7/2). By using a simple rate equation model to fit the experimental results, it has been concluded that this excited state is populated via up-conversion energy transfer between Nd3+ ions. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:211 / 217
页数:7
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