1.48 and 1.84 µm thulium emissions in monoclinic KGd(WO4)2 single crystals

By exciting at 788 nm, we have characterized the near infrared emissions of trivalent thulium ions in monoclinic KGd(WO4)2 single crystals at 1.48 and 1.84 mm as a function of dopant concentration from 0.1% to 10% and temperature from 10 K to room temperature. We used the reciprocity method to calcu...

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Autores: Güell Vilà, Frank, Gavaldà, Josefina, Solé i Cartañá, Rosa Ma., Aguiló Díaz, Magdalena, Díaz, Francesc (Díaz González), Galan, M., Massons, Jaume
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/33783
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/33783
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electrònica quàntica
Cristal·lografia
Anisotropia
Làsers
Luminescència
Metalls de terres rares
Quantum electronics
Crystallography
Anisotropy
Lasers
Luminescence
Rare earth metals
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Sumario:By exciting at 788 nm, we have characterized the near infrared emissions of trivalent thulium ions in monoclinic KGd(WO4)2 single crystals at 1.48 and 1.84 mm as a function of dopant concentration from 0.1% to 10% and temperature from 10 K to room temperature. We used the reciprocity method to calculate the maximum emission cross-section of 3.0310220 cm2 at 1.838 mm for the polarization parallel to the Nm principal optical direction. These results agrees well with the experimental data. Experimental decay times of the 3H4!3F4 and 3F4!3H6 transitions have been measured as a function of thulium concentration.