Rotation of the absorption frame as a function of the electronic transition in the Nd3+:YCa₄O(BO₃)₃ monoclinic crystal

Simon Joly; Patricia Segonds; Benoît Boulanger; Yannick Petit; Alexandra Peña Revellez; Corinne Félix; Bertrand Ménaert

doi:10.1364/OE.18.019169

Rotation of the absorption frame as a function of the electronic transition in the Nd3+:YCa₄O(BO₃)₃ monoclinic crystal

Opt Express. 2010 Aug 30;18(18):19169-74. doi: 10.1364/OE.18.019169.

Authors

Simon Joly¹, Patricia Segonds, Benoît Boulanger, Yannick Petit, Alexandra Peña Revellez, Corinne Félix, Bertrand Ménaert

Affiliation

¹ Institut Néel CNRS/UJF, 25 rue des Martyrs, BP 166, F38402 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.

PMID: 20940812
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.019169

Abstract

We report the first measurements of the angular distribution of absorption under polarized light corresponding to seven electronic transitions of Nd(3+) ions in the monoclinic crystal Nd:YCOB, revealing a rotation of the symmetry axes of the different patterns.

MeSH terms

Absorption
Anisotropy*
Boron / chemistry
Calcium / chemistry*
Crystallization
Electronics
Equipment Design
Lasers
Light
Materials Testing
Neodymium / chemistry
Optics and Photonics*
Oxygen / chemistry
Yttrium / chemistry*

Substances

Neodymium
Yttrium
Boron
Oxygen
Calcium