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Physical processes in lasers

Efficient pumping of Nd³⁺ ions via change transfer bands of Fe³⁺ ions in YAG

M. V. Korzhik, M. G. Livshits, Kh. S. Bagdasarov, A. M. Kevorkov, T. A. Melkonyan, M. L. Meil'man


Abstract: Investigations were made of the spectroscopic and lasing energy characteristics of YAG:Nd:Fe laser crystals. A mechanism is proposed for energy exchange by excitation of iron ions to charge transfer bands. It is shown that pumping to the O^2 – →Fe³⁺ charge transfer band compensates largely for the drop in the efficiency of the active elements when the maximum of the spectral distribution of the flashlamps is shifted toward the ultraviolet.

UDC: 621:373.826.038.825

PACS: 42.55.Rz, 42.70.Hj, 42.60.Jf, 42.60.Lh

Received: 11.07.1988

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1989, 19:3, 344–346

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