Temperature dependence of the 1.06-microm stimulated emission cross section of neodymium in YAG and in GSGG

Alexandra Rapaport; Shengzhi Zhao; Guohua Xiao; Andrew Howard; Michael Bass

doi:10.1364/ao.41.007052

Temperature dependence of the 1.06-microm stimulated emission cross section of neodymium in YAG and in GSGG

Appl Opt. 2002 Nov 20;41(33):7052-7. doi: 10.1364/ao.41.007052.

Authors

Alexandra Rapaport¹, Shengzhi Zhao, Guohua Xiao, Andrew Howard, Michael Bass

Affiliation

¹ School of Optics and the Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2700, USA.

PMID: 12463252
DOI: 10.1364/ao.41.007052

Abstract

A linear temperature dependence between -70 degrees C and +70 degrees C is reported for the peak stimulated emission cross section of Nd3+ ions in both yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) and gadolinium scandium gallium garnet (GSGG).