Upconversion lifetime quenching and ground-state bleaching in Nd3+:LiYF4
Upconversion lifetime quenching and ground-state bleaching in Nd3+:LiYF4
Since the Nd3+:LiYF4 system has some advantage over Nd3+:YAG and Nd3+:YVO4 for high-power scaling of diode-end-pumping, this system has been investigated under strong excitation. in this case using a Ti:sapphire pump. The interionic processes responsible for fluorescence saturation have been determined, due allowance being taken for the significant ground-state bleaching under these conditions.
Their temperature dependence, which is relevant to scaling consideration, has been investigated theoretically, and found to be rather small over a wide temperature range. By comparing the experimental data with finite-element rate-equation calculations, the influence of interionic upconversion is determined quantitatively, and a published value of the upconversion parameter is confirmed. The spatial dependence of ground-state bleaching and quenching of the fluorescence lifetime is calculated. Analytical expressions are derived, including the influence of interionic upconversion, for the dependence of ground-state bleaching, excitation density, and storage time on pump parameters and dopant concentration.
neodymium, lithium yttrium fluoride, interionic processes, upconversion, lifetime quenching, ground-state bleaching
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Pollnau, M.
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Hardman, P.J.
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Clarkson, W.A.
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Hanna, D.C.
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1 February 1998
Pollnau, M.
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Hardman, P.J.
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Clarkson, W.A.
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Hanna, D.C.
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Pollnau, M., Hardman, P.J., Clarkson, W.A. and Hanna, D.C.
(1998)
Upconversion lifetime quenching and ground-state bleaching in Nd3+:LiYF4.
Optics Communications, 147 (1-3), .
(doi:10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00524-5).
Abstract
Since the Nd3+:LiYF4 system has some advantage over Nd3+:YAG and Nd3+:YVO4 for high-power scaling of diode-end-pumping, this system has been investigated under strong excitation. in this case using a Ti:sapphire pump. The interionic processes responsible for fluorescence saturation have been determined, due allowance being taken for the significant ground-state bleaching under these conditions.
Their temperature dependence, which is relevant to scaling consideration, has been investigated theoretically, and found to be rather small over a wide temperature range. By comparing the experimental data with finite-element rate-equation calculations, the influence of interionic upconversion is determined quantitatively, and a published value of the upconversion parameter is confirmed. The spatial dependence of ground-state bleaching and quenching of the fluorescence lifetime is calculated. Analytical expressions are derived, including the influence of interionic upconversion, for the dependence of ground-state bleaching, excitation density, and storage time on pump parameters and dopant concentration.
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Published date: 1 February 1998
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neodymium, lithium yttrium fluoride, interionic processes, upconversion, lifetime quenching, ground-state bleaching
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