Continuous-wave laser properties of 4F3/2 → 4I13/2 channel in the Nd3+LiNbO3:ZnO non-linear crystal

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作者
Jaque, D
Capmany, J
Solé, JG [1 ]
Brenier, A
Boulon, G
机构
[1] Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Fis Mat 100 4, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
[2] Univ Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5620, Lab Physicochim Mat Luminescents, F-69629 Villeurbanne, France
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APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2000年 / 70卷 / 01期
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10.1007/s003400050002
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
This work reports for the first time continuous-wave laser action at room temperature around 1.3 mu m in Nd3+ doped LiNbO3;ZnO. Optical spectroscopy has been used to determine the main laser characteristics of F-4(3/2) --> I-4(13/2) channel, such as emission cross section and excited-state absorption cross section at laser wavelengths. Internal optical losses have been estimated from laser gain experiments. Under non-optimal conditions laser slope efficiencies of 30% have been obtained.
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