Spectroscopic properties of flashlamp pumped Nd^3+:YAG laser are studied as a function of temperature in a range from-30℃ to 60℃. The spectral width and shift of quasi three-level 946.0-nm inter-Stark emission wit...Spectroscopic properties of flashlamp pumped Nd^3+:YAG laser are studied as a function of temperature in a range from-30℃ to 60℃. The spectral width and shift of quasi three-level 946.0-nm inter-Stark emission within the respective intermanifold transitions of ^4F3/2→^4I9/2are investigated. The 946.0-nm line shifts toward the shorter wavelength and broadens. In addition, the threshold power and slope efficiency of the 946.0-nm laser line are quantified with temperature.The lower the temperature, the lower the threshold power is and the higher the slope efficiency of the 946.0-nm laser line is,thus the higher the laser output is. This phenomenon is attributed to the ion-phonon interaction and the thermal population in the ground state.展开更多
基金Project supported by Estahban Branch,Islamic Azad University
文摘Spectroscopic properties of flashlamp pumped Nd^3+:YAG laser are studied as a function of temperature in a range from-30℃ to 60℃. The spectral width and shift of quasi three-level 946.0-nm inter-Stark emission within the respective intermanifold transitions of ^4F3/2→^4I9/2are investigated. The 946.0-nm line shifts toward the shorter wavelength and broadens. In addition, the threshold power and slope efficiency of the 946.0-nm laser line are quantified with temperature.The lower the temperature, the lower the threshold power is and the higher the slope efficiency of the 946.0-nm laser line is,thus the higher the laser output is. This phenomenon is attributed to the ion-phonon interaction and the thermal population in the ground state.