Excited-state absorption and up-conversion losses in the Nd-doped glasses for high-power lasers

被引:36
作者
Doualan, JL
Maunier, C
Descamps, D
Landais, J
Moncorgé, R
机构
[1] Univ Caen, ISMRA, CEA, UMR 6637 CNRS,CIRIL, F-14050 Caen, France
[2] Univ Paris 06, Ecole Polytech, UMR 7605 CNRS, CEA, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 2000年 / 62卷 / 07期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.62.4459
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Excited-state absorption spectra of two Nd-doped glasses, a silicate LSG91H and a phosphate LHG8 from Hoya, are reported. An adequate model based on up-conversion energy transfers is then used to account for the shortening of the infrared fluorescence decays and the losses on the stored energies observed or predicted in this type of materials at high pump fluences.
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页码:4459 / 4463
页数:5
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