1337 nm Emission of a Nd3+-Doped TZA Glass Random Laser
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Absorption and Emission Measurements
3.2. Rise Time Measurements
3.3. Emitted Peak Power Measurements
3.4. Effective Cavity Demonstration
3.5. Oscillation at 1337 nm
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dipold, J.; Bordon, C.D.S.; Magalhães, E.S.; Kassab, L.R.P.; Jimenez-Villar, E.; Wetter, N.U. 1337 nm Emission of a Nd3+-Doped TZA Glass Random Laser. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 1972. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13131972
Dipold J, Bordon CDS, Magalhães ES, Kassab LRP, Jimenez-Villar E, Wetter NU. 1337 nm Emission of a Nd3+-Doped TZA Glass Random Laser. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(13):1972. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13131972
Chicago/Turabian StyleDipold, Jessica, Camila D. S. Bordon, Evellyn S. Magalhães, Luciana R. P. Kassab, Ernesto Jimenez-Villar, and Niklaus U. Wetter. 2023. "1337 nm Emission of a Nd3+-Doped TZA Glass Random Laser" Nanomaterials 13, no. 13: 1972. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13131972