This paper reports the growth, X-ray diffraction and spectroscopy of Nd3＋：Sr3Gd2（BO3）4 crystal. A Nd3＋：Sr3Gd2（BO3）4 crystal with dimensions of φ20 × 45 mm3 has been grown by the Czochralski method. Nd3＋...This paper reports the growth, X-ray diffraction and spectroscopy of Nd3＋：Sr3Gd2（BO3）4 crystal. A Nd3＋：Sr3Gd2（BO3）4 crystal with dimensions of φ20 × 45 mm3 has been grown by the Czochralski method. Nd3＋：Sr3Gd2（BO3）4 crystal belongs to the orthorhombic system, space group Pnma （D2h） with a = 0.7401, b = 1.604 and c = 0.8755 nm. The absorption and emission spectra of Nd3＋：Sr3Gd2（BO3）4 were investigated. The absorption cross section oa is 3.11 × 10^-20cm2 at 808 nm. The absorption transition at 808 nm has an FWHM of 14 nm. The luminescence lifetime τf is 51.7 μs. The emission cross section oc at 1064 nm wavelength is 1.09 × 10^-19 cm2.展开更多
The neodymium tungstate single crystals Nd-2(WO4)(3) were grown using the Czochralski method. The energy level scheme of Nd3+, was obtained through the spectral measurement. The upconversion luminescence of the crysta...The neodymium tungstate single crystals Nd-2(WO4)(3) were grown using the Czochralski method. The energy level scheme of Nd3+, was obtained through the spectral measurement. The upconversion luminescence of the crystals at 457 and 657 nm, corresponding to the (D5/2-->I11/2)-D-4-I-4 and (2)G(7/2)-->I-4(9/2) transitions, respectively, excited by 808 nm of a laser diode, was observed at room temperature. The fluorescence intensity and the excitation light power have a linear relationship at 457 nm and a quadratic relationship at 657 nm.展开更多
The Nd^3＋：LiGd（WO4） 2 crystal with dimensions of 25mm×28mm×16mm was grown by the top-seeded solution growth method from the 60 mol% Li2W2O7 flux. LiGd（WO4） 2 crystallizes in the tetragonal system with ...The Nd^3＋：LiGd（WO4） 2 crystal with dimensions of 25mm×28mm×16mm was grown by the top-seeded solution growth method from the 60 mol% Li2W2O7 flux. LiGd（WO4） 2 crystallizes in the tetragonal system with space group I41/a（C4h^6） and cell parameters： a = 5.1986 and c = 11.2652A. The hardness is about 5.0 Mohs＇ scale. The specific heat is 0.40 J·g^-1·K^-1 at 50 oC. The thermal expansion coefficients for a-and c-axes are 1.314×10^-5 and 2.052×10^-5 K^-1,respectively. The room-temperature polarized absorption and emission spectra and the fluorescence decay curve was measured. The parameters of oscillator strengths,the spontaneous transition probabilities,the fluorescence branching ratios,the radiative lifetimes,and the emission cross sections have been investigated based on Judd-Ofelt theory and Füchtbauer-Ladenburg method. The absorption cross-section is 5.19×10^-20 cm^2 at 805 nm for π-polarization and its line width is 15 nm; the emission cross section is 1.726×10^-19 cm^2 at 1060.5 nm for π-polarization. The fluorescence and radiative lifetimes are 86 and 158 μs,respectively. The fluorescence quantum efficiency is 54.43%.展开更多
The Nd^3＋ 3.2% （atom fraction）：KGd（WO4）2 crystal was grown by Kyropoulos method. The absorption spectrum and fluorescence spectrum of Nd^3 ＋ ： KGW crystal were measured. The absorption cross sections at 808 nm...The Nd^3＋ 3.2% （atom fraction）：KGd（WO4）2 crystal was grown by Kyropoulos method. The absorption spectrum and fluorescence spectrum of Nd^3 ＋ ： KGW crystal were measured. The absorption cross sections at 808 nm（0. 6799 × 10^-20 cm^2） were calculated, and the output wavelength of fluorescence is 1064 and 1351 nm. The diode-pumped laser was operated both in the free-running and passively Q-switched operating modes. The maximum laser output（1064 nm） is 326 mW with 62.7 % slope efficiency when input energy is 900 mW. The beam quality factor M^2 ≈ 1.1. The green light of 532 nm is obtained in frequency doubling operation. The laser is passively Q-switched by using Cr^4＋ ：LuAG as saturable absorber. The pulse width is 170 ns at repetitive frequency of 15 kHZ.展开更多
Nd3+:GdAl3(BO3)4 (NGAB) crystal with the size of 30 mm was grown from the solvent system of K2O-Gd2O3-MoO3-B2O3 by combining accelerated seed rotation technology with medium seeded solution growth (MSSG) method, and i...Nd3+:GdAl3(BO3)4 (NGAB) crystal with the size of 30 mm was grown from the solvent system of K2O-Gd2O3-MoO3-B2O3 by combining accelerated seed rotation technology with medium seeded solution growth (MSSG) method, and its crystal structure has been determined by X-ray powder diffraction. It crystallizes in the trigonal system, space group R32 with a = 9.2734(2), c = 7.2438(1) ? V = 538 ?, Z = 3 and Dc = 4.379 g/cm3. The absorption and emission spectra of NGAB in the function of s and polarizations at room temperature have been measured. UV generation tuneable in 378～382 nm, green (531 nm) generation and blue generation tuneable in 436～443 nm as well as red (669 nm) generation by self-frequency changing were obtained with the output of 105, 119.5, 445 and 19 mJ/pulse, respectively, when the crystal was pumped by a dye laser.展开更多
The crystal of Nd(0.06)Y(0.94)S(r)6Sc(BO3)(6) with the dimensions up to 35 mm x 28 mm x 13 mm was grown by a top-seeded solution growth method from Li6B4O9 flux. The grown crystal was characterized by X-ray powder dif...The crystal of Nd(0.06)Y(0.94)S(r)6Sc(BO3)(6) with the dimensions up to 35 mm x 28 mm x 13 mm was grown by a top-seeded solution growth method from Li6B4O9 flux. The grown crystal was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction. The optical absorption of the crystal shows that it has a strong absorption band at 8070 Angstrom, and the absorption coefficient is 2.17cm(-1) with a FWHM of 41 Angstrom, which can match with the wavelength of the diode-laser (LD) and is suitable for the LD pumping. Based on the Judd-Ofelt theory, the three parameters of line oscillator strength Omega((lambda)) (lambda = 2, 4 and 6) of the Nd3+ ion in the crystal were calculated as follows: Omega(2) = 1.194 x 10(-20), Omega(4) = 4.186 x 10(-20) and Omega(6) = 3.351 x 10(-20) cm(2), Which are relatively larger. The results indicate that the crystal Nd0.06Y0.94Sr6Sc(BO3)(6) may be a kind of high-efficient laser material for diode-pumped.展开更多
The absorption and emission spectra of Nd3+:GdMgB5O10 crystal were inves- tigated. Based on Judd-Ofelt theory the three parameters of oscillator strength were obtained as follows: ?2 = 2.099×10-20 cm2, ?4 = 4.5...The absorption and emission spectra of Nd3+:GdMgB5O10 crystal were inves- tigated. Based on Judd-Ofelt theory the three parameters of oscillator strength were obtained as follows: ?2 = 2.099×10-20 cm2, ?4 = 4.599×10-20 cm2 and ?6 = 5.139×10-20 cm2. The fluorescence branch rations were also obtained: β1 = 0.424, β2 = 0.474, β3 = 0.094 and β4 = 0.005. The radiative lifetime is 416 μs and quantum efficiency ηc 9.13%. The emission cross section σp (1.06 μm) is 4.38×10-19 cm2.展开更多
The crystal structure of di-hydroxyisobutyrate)diaquo neodymium nitrate Nd(C_4H_7O_3)_2NO_32H_2O was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. It belongs to monoclinic,space group C2/C,with cell dimensionsa=8.996(1), ...The crystal structure of di-hydroxyisobutyrate)diaquo neodymium nitrate Nd(C_4H_7O_3)_2NO_32H_2O was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. It belongs to monoclinic,space group C2/C,with cell dimensionsa=8.996(1), b=8.601(1),c=21.111(3),β=92.38°,V=1632.O,Z=4,D_c=1.83g/cm^3.Crystal structure has been refined by full-matrix least-square techniques giving a final R value of 0.036.The neodymium atom is coordinated to eight oxygen atoms.The nitrate group in complex is not bonded to neodymium,each two neodymium atoms are linked by bridging carboxyl group forming a chain polymeric molecule.展开更多
The spectral parameters of Nd3+ ions in Nd3+:Klu(WO4)2 crystal were calculated based on Judd-Ofelt theory and obtained as follows: for the oscillator strengths ?λ: ?2 = 7.5029×10-20 cm2, ?4 = 7.1837×10-20...The spectral parameters of Nd3+ ions in Nd3+:Klu(WO4)2 crystal were calculated based on Judd-Ofelt theory and obtained as follows: for the oscillator strengths ?λ: ?2 = 7.5029×10-20 cm2, ?4 = 7.1837×10-20 cm2 and ?6 = 3.1189×10-20 cm2; the radiative lifetime is 123 μs; the quantum efficiency is equal to 64.55%; and β1 = 0.5498, β2 = 0.3943, β3 = 0.0551 and β4 = 0.0027 for the fluorescence branch ratios.展开更多
Nd^3＋ doped KLa（MoO4）2 single crystal with the size up to Ф25 × 40 mm^3 was grown by the Czochralski technique. The absorption and luminescence spectra of trivalent neodymium in KLa（MoO4）2 crystal were inve...Nd^3＋ doped KLa（MoO4）2 single crystal with the size up to Ф25 × 40 mm^3 was grown by the Czochralski technique. The absorption and luminescence spectra of trivalent neodymium in KLa（MoO4）2 crystal were investigated at room temperature. The absorption and emission cross 10-20 sections are 3.02 ×10^-20 cm^2 at 808 nm and 20.01 × 10^-2 cm^2 at 1061 nm, respectively. The fluorescence lifetime is 164μs at room temperature.展开更多
文摘This paper reports the growth, X-ray diffraction and spectroscopy of Nd3＋：Sr3Gd2（BO3）4 crystal. A Nd3＋：Sr3Gd2（BO3）4 crystal with dimensions of φ20 × 45 mm3 has been grown by the Czochralski method. Nd3＋：Sr3Gd2（BO3）4 crystal belongs to the orthorhombic system, space group Pnma （D2h） with a = 0.7401, b = 1.604 and c = 0.8755 nm. The absorption and emission spectra of Nd3＋：Sr3Gd2（BO3）4 were investigated. The absorption cross section oa is 3.11 × 10^-20cm2 at 808 nm. The absorption transition at 808 nm has an FWHM of 14 nm. The luminescence lifetime τf is 51.7 μs. The emission cross section oc at 1064 nm wavelength is 1.09 × 10^-19 cm2.
文摘The neodymium tungstate single crystals Nd-2(WO4)(3) were grown using the Czochralski method. The energy level scheme of Nd3+, was obtained through the spectral measurement. The upconversion luminescence of the crystals at 457 and 657 nm, corresponding to the (D5/2-->I11/2)-D-4-I-4 and (2)G(7/2)-->I-4(9/2) transitions, respectively, excited by 808 nm of a laser diode, was observed at room temperature. The fluorescence intensity and the excitation light power have a linear relationship at 457 nm and a quadratic relationship at 657 nm.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.60808033)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (No.2008GZW0012)
文摘The Nd^3＋：LiGd（WO4） 2 crystal with dimensions of 25mm×28mm×16mm was grown by the top-seeded solution growth method from the 60 mol% Li2W2O7 flux. LiGd（WO4） 2 crystallizes in the tetragonal system with space group I41/a（C4h^6） and cell parameters： a = 5.1986 and c = 11.2652A. The hardness is about 5.0 Mohs＇ scale. The specific heat is 0.40 J·g^-1·K^-1 at 50 oC. The thermal expansion coefficients for a-and c-axes are 1.314×10^-5 and 2.052×10^-5 K^-1,respectively. The room-temperature polarized absorption and emission spectra and the fluorescence decay curve was measured. The parameters of oscillator strengths,the spontaneous transition probabilities,the fluorescence branching ratios,the radiative lifetimes,and the emission cross sections have been investigated based on Judd-Ofelt theory and Füchtbauer-Ladenburg method. The absorption cross-section is 5.19×10^-20 cm^2 at 805 nm for π-polarization and its line width is 15 nm; the emission cross section is 1.726×10^-19 cm^2 at 1060.5 nm for π-polarization. The fluorescence and radiative lifetimes are 86 and 158 μs,respectively. The fluorescence quantum efficiency is 54.43%.
文摘The Nd^3＋ 3.2% （atom fraction）：KGd（WO4）2 crystal was grown by Kyropoulos method. The absorption spectrum and fluorescence spectrum of Nd^3 ＋ ： KGW crystal were measured. The absorption cross sections at 808 nm（0. 6799 × 10^-20 cm^2） were calculated, and the output wavelength of fluorescence is 1064 and 1351 nm. The diode-pumped laser was operated both in the free-running and passively Q-switched operating modes. The maximum laser output（1064 nm） is 326 mW with 62.7 % slope efficiency when input energy is 900 mW. The beam quality factor M^2 ≈ 1.1. The green light of 532 nm is obtained in frequency doubling operation. The laser is passively Q-switched by using Cr^4＋ ：LuAG as saturable absorber. The pulse width is 170 ns at repetitive frequency of 15 kHZ.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian province (2000F007)
文摘Nd3+:GdAl3(BO3)4 (NGAB) crystal with the size of 30 mm was grown from the solvent system of K2O-Gd2O3-MoO3-B2O3 by combining accelerated seed rotation technology with medium seeded solution growth (MSSG) method, and its crystal structure has been determined by X-ray powder diffraction. It crystallizes in the trigonal system, space group R32 with a = 9.2734(2), c = 7.2438(1) ? V = 538 ?, Z = 3 and Dc = 4.379 g/cm3. The absorption and emission spectra of NGAB in the function of s and polarizations at room temperature have been measured. UV generation tuneable in 378～382 nm, green (531 nm) generation and blue generation tuneable in 436～443 nm as well as red (669 nm) generation by self-frequency changing were obtained with the output of 105, 119.5, 445 and 19 mJ/pulse, respectively, when the crystal was pumped by a dye laser.
基金The project was supported by the National Natural Science of China(No.59972037)Natural Science Foundation of Fujian province(A0110018)
文摘The crystal of Nd(0.06)Y(0.94)S(r)6Sc(BO3)(6) with the dimensions up to 35 mm x 28 mm x 13 mm was grown by a top-seeded solution growth method from Li6B4O9 flux. The grown crystal was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction. The optical absorption of the crystal shows that it has a strong absorption band at 8070 Angstrom, and the absorption coefficient is 2.17cm(-1) with a FWHM of 41 Angstrom, which can match with the wavelength of the diode-laser (LD) and is suitable for the LD pumping. Based on the Judd-Ofelt theory, the three parameters of line oscillator strength Omega((lambda)) (lambda = 2, 4 and 6) of the Nd3+ ion in the crystal were calculated as follows: Omega(2) = 1.194 x 10(-20), Omega(4) = 4.186 x 10(-20) and Omega(6) = 3.351 x 10(-20) cm(2), Which are relatively larger. The results indicate that the crystal Nd0.06Y0.94Sr6Sc(BO3)(6) may be a kind of high-efficient laser material for diode-pumped.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50272066) and Key Project of Science and Technology of Fujian Province (2001H107)
文摘The absorption and emission spectra of Nd3+:GdMgB5O10 crystal were inves- tigated. Based on Judd-Ofelt theory the three parameters of oscillator strength were obtained as follows: ?2 = 2.099×10-20 cm2, ?4 = 4.599×10-20 cm2 and ?6 = 5.139×10-20 cm2. The fluorescence branch rations were also obtained: β1 = 0.424, β2 = 0.474, β3 = 0.094 and β4 = 0.005. The radiative lifetime is 416 μs and quantum efficiency ηc 9.13%. The emission cross section σp (1.06 μm) is 4.38×10-19 cm2.
文摘The crystal structure of di-hydroxyisobutyrate)diaquo neodymium nitrate Nd(C_4H_7O_3)_2NO_32H_2O was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. It belongs to monoclinic,space group C2/C,with cell dimensionsa=8.996(1), b=8.601(1),c=21.111(3),β=92.38°,V=1632.O,Z=4,D_c=1.83g/cm^3.Crystal structure has been refined by full-matrix least-square techniques giving a final R value of 0.036.The neodymium atom is coordinated to eight oxygen atoms.The nitrate group in complex is not bonded to neodymium,each two neodymium atoms are linked by bridging carboxyl group forming a chain polymeric molecule.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50272066) and Key Project of Science and Technology of Fujian Province (2001F004)
文摘The spectral parameters of Nd3+ ions in Nd3+:Klu(WO4)2 crystal were calculated based on Judd-Ofelt theory and obtained as follows: for the oscillator strengths ?λ: ?2 = 7.5029×10-20 cm2, ?4 = 7.1837×10-20 cm2 and ?6 = 3.1189×10-20 cm2; the radiative lifetime is 123 μs; the quantum efficiency is equal to 64.55%; and β1 = 0.5498, β2 = 0.3943, β3 = 0.0551 and β4 = 0.0027 for the fluorescence branch ratios.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50272066) and Key Project of Science and Technology of Fujian (2001H107)
文摘Nd^3＋ doped KLa（MoO4）2 single crystal with the size up to Ф25 × 40 mm^3 was grown by the Czochralski technique. The absorption and luminescence spectra of trivalent neodymium in KLa（MoO4）2 crystal were investigated at room temperature. The absorption and emission cross 10-20 sections are 3.02 ×10^-20 cm^2 at 808 nm and 20.01 × 10^-2 cm^2 at 1061 nm, respectively. The fluorescence lifetime is 164μs at room temperature.
