Optical Spectra and Intensities of Nd3+ in YAlO3

Abstract

The optical absorption and emission spectra, fluorescence kinetics, and radiative and nonradiative transition probabilities of Nd3+ ions in YAlO3 are investigated. Measurements are presented of the energy levels, absorption and emission cross sections, linewidths as a function of temperature and Nd concentration, thermal line shifts, and fluorescence branching ratios. Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters for electric-dipole transition probabilities are derived from measurements of the absorption spectrum. Stimulated emission cross sections, absorption-band intensities, fluorescence quantum efficiency, possible excited-state absorption, and other properties of importance for YAlO3:Nd3+ laser action are discussed.

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DOI

10.1063/1.1659885

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