Abstract
Recently published data on the decay times of chromium in yttrium-aluminum garnet (YAG) are analyzed. The change of the radiative decay time constant as a function of temperature is shown to be due to the Boltzmann distribution of the excited electrons in the two excited chromium states. The implications for the chromium-thulium-holmium YAG laser are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 177-179 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Luminescence |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry (all)
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics