Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Nd3+ Doped Tetraphosphate Glass for Microchip Laser

ZHANG Long; HUANG Guo-Song; HU He-Fang   

  1. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 201800; China
  • Received:2000-10-30 Revised:2000-11-27 Published:2001-11-20 Online:2001-11-20

Abstract: The tetraphosphate glass with various Nd3+ dopant was prepared. The absorption and fluorescence emission spectra were measured, and the emission cross section for 4F3/24 I11/2 transition of Nd3+ was calculated. Spectroscopic properties, concentration quenching, and the effect of -OH groups on the emission at 1.054μm in these kinds of the glass were investigated with diode laser at 800nm. The optimization of Nd3+ ion concentrations was 4.1×l020 ions/cm3. A room-temperature LiNd0.1La0.9P4O12 microchip laser operating at 1.054μm pumped by an AlGaAs diode laser operating at 800nm was realized.

Key words: Nd3+-doped, tetraphosphste glass, spectroscopic properties, microchip laser

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