A. P. Bogatov, A. E. Drakin, G. T. Mikayelyan, D. R. Miftakhutdinov, V. I. Stadnichuk, A. N. Starodub, “Efficiency of resonance pumping and optical gain in a Nd-doped phosphate glass excited by diode arrays”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2006, Volume 36, Number 4,Pages <nobr>302

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Lasers and amplifiers

Efficiency of resonance pumping and optical gain in a Nd-doped phosphate glass excited by diode arrays

A. P. Bogatov^a, A. E. Drakin^a, G. T. Mikayelyan^b, D. R. Miftakhutdinov^a, V. I. Stadnichuk^a, A. N. Starodub^a

^a P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Inject Ltd., Saratov

Abstract: The gain ~3.5×10^-3 cm^-1 is obtained in the repetitively pulsed regime upon pumping a Nd-doped phosphate glass into the ⁴I_9/2–⁴F_3/2 absorption band by diode arrays at 874 nm. The pump efficiency for a sample of volume 6.7 cm³ exceeded 0.5 and was limited only by the geometrical factor and the excited-state lifetime of the Nd³⁺ ion.

PACS: 42.55.Rz, 42.55.Xi, 42.60.Lh

Received: 28.12.2005
Revised: 13.03.2006