Growth and Spectroscopic Characteristics of Yb3＋：LiGd（WO4）2 Crystal

The Yb3+:LiGd(WO4)2 crystal with the dimension of Φ15×35 mm3 was grown by Czochralski technique. The spectroscopic characterization and fluorescence dynamics of Yb3+ in Yb3+:LiGd(WO4)2 crystal were investigated. The Yb3+:LiGd(WO4)2 crystal exhibits a broad absorption band centered near 975 nm with the linewidths of 16 and 11 nm and maximal absorption cross-section of 3.60 × 10-20 and 2.90 × 10-20 cm2 for π- and σ-polarization, respectively. The emission broadband has an FWHM of 47 and 45 nm with the emission cross sections of 3.92 × 10-20 and 3.34 × 10-20 cm2 at 1020 nm for π- and σ-polarization, respectively. The measured fluorescence lifetime is 398 μs. The blue light emission around 480 nm through cooperative upconversion from the de-excitation of excited Yb3+-Yb3+ pairs at 4 K was observed under 932-nm excitation and demonstrated.     

Growth and Spectral Characteristics of Yb3＋-doped LiGd（MoO4）2 Crystal

The Yb3+-doped LiGd(MoO4)2 crystal with the size up to Φ20×30 mm3 has been grown by Czochralski technique.The polarized room temperature absorption and emission spectra have been investigated.This crystal exhibits a broad absorption band centered at 975 nm with an FWHM of 43 and 59 nm for π-and σ-polarization,respectively,and the corresponding maximal absorption cross-sections are 3.36 and 2.42×10-20 cm2.The emission broadband has an FWHM of 47 and 54 nm for π-and σ-polarization,respectively,with the corresponding emission cross sections of 3.92 and 3.34 × 10-20 cm2 at 1020 nm.The measured fluorescence lifetime is 287 μs.     

Spectral Parameters of Nd^3＋ Ion in Nd^3＋：KLu（WO4）2 Crystal

1 INTRODUCTION There has been increasing interest in the re-search of diode laser-pumped solid-state lasers in re-cent years because of the rapid development of highpower diode lasers. Nd:YAG and Nd:YVO crystalsare commercially available, but limited to low Nd3 (= 1 at.%) doping concentration and to narrow ab-sorption bands near the diode emission wavelengthof 808 nm. Therefore, it is necessary to explore moreefficient crystal materials for diode-pumped solid-state lasers. The alkali …     

Growth and Characteristics of Nd^3＋：GdAl3（BO3）4 Crystal

Nd^3 :GdAl3(BO3)4(NGAB) crystal with the size of 30 mm was grown from the solvent system of K2O-Gd2O3-MoO3-B2O3 by combining accelerated seed rotation technology with medium seeded solution growth (MSSG) method,and its crystal structure has been determined by X-ray powder diffraction.It crystallizes in the trigonal system,space group R32 with a=9.2743(2),c=7.2438(1)A,V=538A^3,Z=3and Dc=4.379g/cm^3,The absorption and emission spectra of NGAB in the function of σ and π polarizations at room temperature have been measured.UV generation tuneable in 378-382nm,green(531nm) generation and blue generation tuneable in 436-443 nm as well as red(669)nm generation by self-frequency changing were obtained with the oupput of 105, 119.5,445and 19μJ/pulse,respectively,when the crystal was pumped by a dye laser.     

Growth and Spectral Properties of Nd^3＋ Doped KLa（MoO4）2 Crystal

1 INTRODUCTION There has been an increasing interest in the re- search of diode-pumped solid-state lasers in recent years because of the rapid development of high power diode lasers. The absorption peak of Nd3 ions at about 800 nm corresponding to 4I9/2→ 2H9/2 tran- sition is suitable for commercial laser diode GaAlAs pumping[1]. KLa(MoO4)2 is a kind of disordered crystalline host for lasing rare-earth ions[2], and it belongs to Scheelite (CaWO4) structure[3]. The disorder derives…     

Growth and Spectroscopic Properties of Nd3＋：Sr3Gd2（BO3）4 Crystal

<正>This paper reports the growth,X-ray diffraction and spectroscopy of Nd~(3+):Sr_3Gd_2(BO_3)_4 crystal.A Nd~(3+):Sr_3Gd_2(BO_3)_4 crystal with dimensions ofφ20×45 mm~3 has been grown by the Czochralski method.Nd~(3+):Sr_3Gd_2(BO_3)_4 crystal belongs to the orthorhombic system,space group Pnma(D_(2h))with a=0.7401,b=1.604 and c=0.8755 nm.The absorption and emission spectra of Nd~(3+):Sr_3Gd_2(BO_3)_4 were investigated.The absorption cross sectionσ_a is 3.11×10~(-20)cm~2 at 808 nm. The absorption transition at 808 nm has an FWHM of 14 nm.The luminescence lifetimeτ_f is 51.7 us.The emission cross sectionσ_e at 1064 nm wavelength is 1.09×10~(-19)cm~2.     

Growth and Characterization of γ—Nd^3＋：LaSc3（BO3）4Crystal

INTRODUCTIONLaser-diode(LD) pumped solid-state lasers have a variety of applications in the fields of military, industry, medical treatment and scientific researches due to the advantages of high stability, compactness, high efficiency and long lifetime, and this area has become one of the hot points in the laser field. As a result, research on new materials with improved spectral properties for diode pumping is of increasing interest again. A new high efficient diode-laser-pumped solid-s…     

Growth and Crystal Structure of YbAl3（BO3）4

1 INTRODUCTION With the development of high power InGaAs laser diode (LD) as pump sources, the Yb3+-doped laser crystals have received much attention. Due to the simple energy level structure of the Yb3+ ions, the Yb3+-doped laser crystals have no concentration quenching, and have high quantum efficiency and low quantum defects even at high doping concentration of the Yb3+ ions[1, 2]. Therefore, the Yb3+-doped crystals are good candidates of media in the LD-pumped solid-state laser,…     

Spectral Parameters of Nd^3＋ Ion in Nd^3＋：NaGd（MoO4）2 Crystal

1 INTRODUCTION Since the diode-laser pumped solid-state lasers were found in a wide variety of applications in the fields of military, industry, medical treatment and scientific researches due to the advantages of high stability, compactness, high efficiency and long life- time, the research on more efficient new materials with improved spectral properties for diode pumping has become more important. Molybdate crystals with general formula M’Re(MoO4)2 (M’ = Li, Na, K) have been repor…     

Spectral Parameters of Nd^3＋ inthe Nd^3＋：GdMgB5O10 Crystal

1 INTRODUCTION With the development of diode-pumped solid-statelasers, the search of more efficient materials for diode-pumped solid-state lasers is becoming more and moreimportant. The good laser materials should have thefeatures of large absorption coefficient and large ab-sorption line widths, as well as large emission crosssection at the emission wavelength. In the past years,a number of Nd3 -doped crystals, such as Nd3 :YVO4 , Nd3 :YAG[2], Nd3 :KLW[3] and Nd3 : [1]YAP…     

Er3+:KLa(WO4)2晶体的生长与光谱性质

采用提拉法生长出尺寸为φ25mm×40mm的透明Er^3＋：KLa（WO4）2（简称Er：KLW）晶体，并确定了较佳的生长工艺。X射线粉末衍射分析结果表明该晶体为四方晶系白钨矿结构（I41／a空间群），晶格常数为a=b=0．5444（3）nm，c=1．2120（6）nm。测量了Er：KLW晶体的拉曼谱，发现了380，450和808cm^-1等钨酸根的特征振动峰。测量了晶体的吸收光谱，应用J-O理论计算了晶体中Er^3＋离子的强度参量（Ω2，Ω4，Ω6）；荧光光谱测量结果表明该晶体在1529nm附近有很强的荧光发射峰，利于产生受激辐射。     

Growth and Spectroscopic Investigations of Disordered Nd3+:Li3Ba2La3(MoO4)8 Crystal

Nd3+: Li3Ba2La3(MoO4)8 crystal has been grown from a flux of Li2MoO4 by the top seeded solution growth method (TSSG) and its structure was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. The polarized absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra and fluorescence decay curve of the crystal were measured. The main spectral parameters were calculated by the Judd-Ofelt theory and compared with other Nd-doped crystals. The broad absorption bands and the large absorption cross sections around 805 nm indicate that the crystal is very suitable for diode-laser pumping. The broad emission bands around 1060 nm show that the crystal is a potential medium for tunable and short pulse lasers. The quantum efficiency of the crystal is up to 95%, which is higher than the value for Nd3+:YVO4 and Nd3+:YAG and comparable to that of other disordered molybdate crystals. The excellent spectroscopic properties show that Nd3+:Li3Ba2La3(MoO4)8 crystal may be regarded as a potential solid state laser host material for diode laser pumping.     

Growth and Spectral Characterization of Nd3+∶(Sr0.7Ca0.3)3Y(BO3)3 Crystal

A Nd3+ :(Sr0.7Ca0.3)3Y(BO3)3 crystal with dimensions of 17×23 mm3 has been grown by the Czochralski method. The spectroscopic characterization of Nd3+ :(Sr0.7Ca0.3)3Y(BO3)3 crystal was investigated. The polarized absorption cross-sections of Nd3+ :(Sr0.7Ca0.3)3Y(BO3)3 crystal are 2.81×10-20 cm2 with full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 14 nm at 808 nm for σ-polarization and 2.04×10 -20 cm 2 with FWHM of 19 nm at 807 nm for σ-polarization, respectively. The polarized emission cross-sections of Nd3+ :(Sr0.7Ca0.3)3Y(BO3)3 crystal are 12.2×10-20 cm2 at 1062 nm for the π-polarization and 13.6×10-20 cm2 at 1061 nm for the σ-polarization, respectively. After the Ca 2+ ion partly substitutes for Sr2+ ion in the Sr3Y(BO3)3 crystal to form the (Sr0.7Ca0.3)3Y(BO3)3 solid solution, it can improve the quantum efficiency of Nd3+ :(Sr0.7Ca0.3)3Y(BO3)3 crystal. The quantum efficiency is 31.7%. These results may be regarded Nd3+ :(Sr0.7Ca0.3)3Y(BO3)3 crystal as a potential solid-state laser material.