Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Spectroscopic Properties of Cr,Yb:YAG Crystals

XU Xiao-Dong; ZHAO Zhi-Wei; SONG Ping-Xin; ZHOU Guo-Qing; DENG Pei-Zhen; XU Jun   

  1. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 201800; China
  • Received:2003-11-10 Revised:2003-12-08 Published:2004-11-20 Online:2004-11-20

Abstract: Cr,Yb:YAG laser crystals codoped with 10 at% Yb and different concentration Cr were grown by the Czochralski
method. The absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra, and fluorescence lifetimes of Cr,Yb:YAG crystals were investigated at room temperature. With
the increase of Cr concentration in Cr,Yb:YAG crystals, the absorption coefficient at 1.03μm increases, and the fluorescence intensity and
lifetime decrease, the energy transfer efficiency from Yb3+ to Cr4+ increases and the quantum efficiency in Cr,Yb:YAG crystals decreases. The
optimum Cr concentration for Cr,Yb:YAG crystals was estimated.

Key words: Cr, Yb:YAG crystal, spectroscopic property, energy transfer, concentration effect

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