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Nonradiative relaxation of rare-earth ions in silicate laser glass
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In this paper, the rates for nonradiative decay by multiphonon emission were measured for rare-earth ions in silicate laser glass and used to estimate quantum efficiencies.Abstract:
Rates for nonradiative decay by multiphonon emission are measured for rare-earth ions in silicate laser glass and used to estimate quantum efficiencies.read more
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Photoacoustic measurement of absolute quantum efficiencies in solids
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Spectroscopic and stimulated emission characteristics of Nd/sup 3+/ in transparent Y/sub 2/O/sub 3/ ceramics
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Origin and frequency dependence of nonlinear optical susceptibilities of glasses
TL;DR: In this article, the frequency dependence of the nonlinear optical susceptibilities of fused quartz and four other glasses, and the relative contributions of "electronic" and "nuclear" mechanisms, were determined.
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Fluorescence conversion efficiency of neodymium glass
L. G. Deshazer,L. G. Komai +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the relative effectiveness of the major absorption bands in producing fluorescence of the neodymium ion in glass was investigated, and the conversion efficiency, the number of fluorescence photons per absorbed photon, was nearly independent of the absorption band pumped.
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Quantum Efficiency of Nd 3+ in Glass, Calcium Tungstate, and Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
TL;DR: In this article, measurements of absorption and excitation spectra for Nd3+ in soda-lime silicate glass, CaWO4, and Y3Al2(AlO4)3 (YAG) are presented.