Thermal-lens measurements of fluorescence quantum efficiency in Nd+3-doped fluoride glasses

S. M. Lima; Tomaz Catunda; R. Lebullenger; Antonio Carlos Hernandes; Mauro L. Baesso; A. C. Bento

doi:10.1117/12.354909

19 July 1999 Thermal-lens measurements of fluorescence quantum efficiency in Nd+3-doped fluoride glasses

S. M. Lima, Tomaz Catunda, R. Lebullenger, Antonio Carlos Hernandes, Mauro L. Baesso, A. C. Bento

Proceedings Volume 3749, 18th Congress of the International Commission for Optics; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354909
Event: ICO XVIII 18th Congress of the International Commission for Optics, 1999, San Francisco, CA, United States

Abstract

We measured the quantum efficiency ((eta) ) in the concentration range 0.5 - 3.6% Nd⁺³ doped ZBLAN using a Thermal Lens method. At room temperature and 1 mol% Nd⁺³ we obtained (eta) equals 0.88 in good agreement with previous Judd-Ofelt calculations.

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S. M. Lima, Tomaz Catunda, R. Lebullenger, Antonio Carlos Hernandes, Mauro L. Baesso, and A. C. Bento "Thermal-lens measurements of fluorescence quantum efficiency in Nd+3-doped fluoride glasses", Proc. SPIE 3749, 18th Congress of the International Commission for Optics, (19 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354909

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