Power dependence of upconversion luminescence in lanthanide and transition-metal-ion systems

M Pollnau, DR Gamelin, SR Lüthi, HU Güdel… - Physical Review B, 2000 - APS
We show theoretically with the simplest possible model that the intensity of an upconversion
luminescence that is excited by the sequential absorption of n photons has a dependence …

Thermal effects and their mitigation in end-pumped solid-state lasers

WA Clarkson - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2001 - iopscience.iop.org
Degradation in beam quality due to aberrated thermal lensing and depolarization loss due
to stress induced birefringence in end-pumped edge-cooled solid-state lasers are …

Nd: YAG at its 50th anniversary: Still to learn

V Lupei, A Lupei - Journal of Luminescence, 2016 - Elsevier
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Energy-transfer upconversion and thermal lensing in high-power end-pumped Nd: YLF laser crystals

PJ Hardman, WA Clarkson, GJ Friel… - IEEE Journal of …, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thermal lensing in an end-pumped Nd: LiYF/sub 4/rod, under lasing and nonlasing
conditions, has been investigated. Under lasing conditions, a weak thermal lens, with …

Upconversion-induced heat generation and thermal lensing in Nd: YLF and Nd: YAG

M Pollnau, PJ Hardman, MA Kern, WA Clarkson… - Physical Review B, 1998 - APS
We investigate the influence of interionic upconversion between neighboring ions in the
upper laser level of Nd: YLF and Nd: YAG on population dynamics, heat generation, and …

Highly efficient laser action in femtosecond-written Nd: yttrium aluminum garnet ceramic waveguides

GA Torchia, A Rodenas, A Benayas, E Cantelar… - Applied Physics …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
We report continuous wave 1.06 μ m laser operation in an optical waveguide fabricated in a
Nd: YAG ceramic by femtosecond laser writing. Single mode and stable laser oscillation …

Energy-transfer-upconversion models, their applicability and breakdown in the presence of spectroscopically distinct ion classes: A case study in amorphous Al2O3 …

L Agazzi, K Worhoff, M Pollnau - The Journal of Physical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The influence of energy migration and energy-transfer upconversion (ETU) among
neighboring Er3+ ions on luminescence decay and steady-state population densities in …

208-W TEM00 operation of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG rod laser

Y Hirano, Y Koyata, S Yamamoto, K Kasahara… - Optics letters, 1999 - opg.optica.org
208-W average-power TEM_00-mode operation from a diode-pumped Nd: YAG rod laser
was demonstrated. The side-pumping method of generating a high-gain aberration-free rod …

Heat generation in Nd:YVO4 with and without laser action

JL Blows, T Omatsu, J Dawes, H Pask… - IEEE Photonics …, 1998 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present quantitative interferometric measurements of thermal lensing in a diode-pumped
Nd: YVO/sub 4/crystal with and without laser action. The thermal loading increased by two …

Anti-Stokes bright yellowish emission of NdAlO3 nanocrystals

W Strek, L Marciniak, D Hreniak… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Infrared laser diode–induced anti-Stokes bright yellowish emission of NdAlO 3
nanocrystalline powder was observed at room temperature in ambient atmosphere. The …