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An Intuitive Method for the Determination of Crystal-Field Parameters in Laser Crystals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Frederick G. Anderson ,
H. Weidner ,
P. L. Summers ,
R. E. Peale  and
B. H. T. Chai
Frederick G. Anderson
Affiliation:
Physics Dept., University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 04505
H. Weidner
Affiliation:
Physics Dept., University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816
P. L. Summers
Affiliation:
Physics Dept., University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816
R. E. Peale
Affiliation:
Physics Dept., University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816
B. H. T. Chai
Affiliation:
CREOL, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826
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Abstract

Expanding the crystal field in terms of operators that transform as the irreducible representations of the Td group leads to an intuitive interpretation of the crystal-field parameters. We apply this method to the crystal field experienced by Nd3+ dopants in the laser crystals YLiF4, YVO4, and KLiYF5.

Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 329: Symposium R – New Materials for Advanced Solid State Lasers , 1993 , 203
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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