INTERCONFIGURATIONAL 2-PHOTON TRANSITIONS IN ND3+Y3AL5O12

Authors
GAYEN SK XIE BQ
Citation
Sk. Gayen et Bq. Xie, INTERCONFIGURATIONAL 2-PHOTON TRANSITIONS IN ND3+Y3AL5O12, Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics, 10(6), 1993, pp. 993-999
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07403224
Volume
10
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
993 - 999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(1993)10:6<993:I2TIN>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Resonantly enhanced, near-ultraviolet 4f3 --> 4f(2)5d two-photon trans itions have been observed in trivalent neodymium-doped yttrium aluminu m garnet (Nd3+:Y3Al5O12). The two-photon excitation spectra over the 4 0 400-46 730 cm-1 transition energy range are characterized by sharp r esonance peaks on a slowly varying background caused by nonresonant tr ansitions. The peak two-photon cross section involving the P-2(1/2) re sonant intermediate state is 9 X 10(-51) cm4 s, and the integrated cro ss section is 2.2 X 10(-38) cm4.