Influence of composition and defects on the properties of transparent ceramics and crystals for laser and scintillator
applications.
Accordo Coop. Scientifica CNR / AVCR
Calls: Accordo Coop. Scientifica CNR / AVCR
Data inizio: 2013-01-01 Data fine: 2015-12-31
Budget totale: EUR 15.000,00 Quota INO del budget totale: EUR 15.000,00
Responsabile scientifico: Responsabile scientifico per INO: Toci Guido
Principale Organizzazione/Istituzione/Azienda assegnataria: CNR – Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (INO)
altre Organizzazione/Istituzione/Azienda coinvolte:
Institute of Physics, Academy of Science, Prague, Czech Republic
Istituto di Fisica Applicata “Nello Carrara”, IFAC-CNR, Sesto Fiorentino (FI)
altro personale INO coinvolto: Vannini Matteo
Esperimenti/Studi INO correlati:
Characterization of new materials for Solid state sources
Risultati scientifici:
1) Yb:Lu2SiO5 crystal: characterization of the laser emission along the three dielectric axes2) A comparison of the laser performance of Yb3+:LuAG crystals with different doping levels3) Experimental evidence of a nonlinear loss mechanism in highly doped Yb:LuAG crystal4) A comparison of the laser performance of Yb3+: LuAG crystals with different doping levels5) The role played on the Yb: LuAG laser performance by high doping levels and high ion excitation density6) CW and quasi-CW laser performance of 10 at.% Yb3+:LuAG ceramic7) Characterization of the lasing properties of a 5% Yb doped Lu2SiO5 crystal along its three principal dielectric axes