Laser action in Nd<sup>3+</sup>-doped lanthanum oxysulfide powders

doi:10.1364/OE.20.023690

Laser action in Nd³⁺-doped lanthanum oxysulfide powders

Iñaki Iparraguirre, Jon Azkargorta, Odile Merdrignac-Conanec, Mohamad Al-Saleh, Christophe Chlique, Xianghua Zhang, Rolindes Balda, and Joaquín Fernández »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 21, pp. 23690-23699 (2012)
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We have investigated the stimulated emission properties of Nd³⁺ doped La₂O₂S powders at room temperature as a function of pumping energy density, excitation wavelength, and Nd³⁺ ion concentration. The absolute stimulated emission energy has been measured. Expressions for the slope efficiencies and lasing thresholds as a function of rare earth concentration and pumping wavelengths, which qualitatively agree with experimental observations, are discussed.

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(140.3530) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, neodymium
(160.5690) Materials : Rare-earth-doped materials

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Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: July 25, 2012
Revised Manuscript: September 13, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: September 13, 2012
Published: October 1, 2012

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Iñaki Iparraguirre, Jon Azkargorta, Odile Merdrignac-Conanec, Mohamad Al-Saleh, Christophe Chlique, Xianghua Zhang, Rolindes Balda, and Joaquín Fernández, "Laser action in Nd³⁺-doped lanthanum oxysulfide powders," Opt. Express 20, 23690-23699 (2012)
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B. Redding, M. A. Choma, and H. Cao, “Speckle-free laser imaging using random laser illumination,” Nat. Photonics6(6), 355–359 (2012). [CrossRef]
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G. Zhu, T. Tumkur, and M. A. Noginov, “Anomalously delayed stimulated emission in random lasers,” Phys. Rev. A81(6), 065801 (2010). [CrossRef]
J. Azkargorta, M. Bettinelli, I. Iparraguirre, S. García-Revilla, R. Balda, and J. Fernández, “Random lasing in Nd:LuVO4 crystal powder,” Opt. Express19(20), 19591–19599 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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S. García-Revilla, I. Iparraguirre, C. Cascales, J. Azkargorta, R. Balda, M. A. Illarramendi, M. Al Saleh, and J. Fernández, “Random laser performance of NdxY1-xAl3(BO3)4 laser crystal powders,” Opt. Mater.34(2), 461–464 (2011). [CrossRef]
B. Fan, C. Chlique, O. Merdrignac-Conanec, X. Zhang, and X. Fan, “Near-Infrared quantum cutting material Er3+/Yb3+ doped La2O2S with an external quantum yield higher than 100%,” J. Phys. Chem. C116(21), 11652–11657 (2012). [CrossRef]
M. Bahoura, K. J. Morris, G. Zhu, and M. A. Noginov, “Dependence of the Neodymium random laser threshold on the diameter of the pumped spot,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron.41(5), 677–685 (2005). [CrossRef]
M. Bahoura, K. J. Morris, and M. A. Noginov, “Threshold and slope efficiency of Nd0.5La0.5Al3(BO3)4 ceramic random laser: effect of the pumped spot size,” Opt. Commun.201(4-6), 405–411 (2002). [CrossRef]
M. A. Noginov, M. Bahoura, N. Noginova, and V. P. Drachev, “Study of absorption and reflection in solid-state random laser media,” Appl. Opt.43(21), 4237–4243 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
M. A. Illarramendi, I. Aramburu, J. Fernández, R. Balda, S. N. Williams, J. A. Adegoke, and M. A. Noginov, “Characterization of light scattering in translucent ceramics,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B24(1), 443–448 (2007). [CrossRef]
M. A. Noginov, N. E. Noginova, S. U. Egarievwe, H. J. Caulfield, P. Venkateswarlu, A. Williams, and S. B. Mirov, “Color-center powder laser: The effect of pulverization on color-center characteristics,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B14(8), 2153–2160 (1997). [CrossRef]
M. A. Noginov, S. U. Egarievwe, N. Noginova, H. J. Caulfield, and J. C. Wang, “Interferometric studies of coherence in a powder laser,” Opt. Mater.12(1), 127–134 (1999). [CrossRef]
V. M. Markushev, V. F. Zolin, and C. M. Briskina, “Luminescence and stimulated emission of neodymium in sodium lanthanum molybdate powders,” Sov. J. Quantum Electron.16(2), 281–283 (1986). [CrossRef]
D. S. Wiersma and A. Lagendijk, “Light diffusion with gain and random lasers,” Phys. Rev. E Stat. Phys. Plasmas Fluids Relat. Interdiscip. Topics54(4), 4256–4265 (1996). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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[1] W. M. Yen, S. Shionoya, and H. Yamamoto, Phosphor Handbook, 2nd ed. (CRC Press, 2007).

[2] G. A. Kumar, J. Lu, A. A. Kaminskii, K. I. Ueda, H. Yagi, and T. Yanagitani, “Spectroscopic and stimulated emission characteristics of Nd3+ in transparent Y2O3 ceramics,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron.42, 643–650 (2006) (and references therein). [CrossRef]

[3] Yu. V. Orlovskii, T. T. Basiev, K. K. Pukhov, M. V. Polyachencova, P. P. Fedorov, O. K. Alimov, E. I. Gorokhova, V. A. Demidenko, O. A. Khristich, and R. M. Zakalyukin, “Oxysulfide optical ceramics doped by Nd3+ for one micron lasing,” J. Lumin.125(1-2), 201–215 (2007). [CrossRef]

[4] D. S. Wiersma, “The physics and applications of random lasers,” Nat. Phys.4(5), 359–367 (2008). [CrossRef]

[5] B. Redding, M. A. Choma, and H. Cao, “Speckle-free laser imaging using random laser illumination,” Nat. Photonics6(6), 355–359 (2012). [CrossRef]

[6] M. A. Noginov, “Solid-State Random Lasers,” (Springer, Berlin, 2005).

[7] H. Cao, “Lasing in random media,” Waves Random Media13(3), R1–R39 (2003). [CrossRef]

[8] D. S. Wiersma and M. A. Noginov, “Nano and random lasers,” J. Opt.12(2), 020201–024014 (2010). [CrossRef]

[9] J. Andreasen, A. A. Asatryan, L. C. Botten, M. A. Byrne, H. Cao, L. Ge, L. Labonté, P. Sebbah, A. D. Stone, H. E. Türeci, and C. Vanneste, “Modes of random lasers,” Adv. Opt. Photon.3(1), 88–127 (2011). [CrossRef]

[10] M. A. Noginov, N. E. Noginova, H. J. Caulfield, P. Venkateswarlu, T. Thompson, M. Mahdi, and V. Ostroumov, “Short-pulsed stimulated emission in the powders of NdAl3(BO3)4, NdSc3(BO3)4 and Nd:Sr5(PO4)3F laser crystals,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B13(9), 2024–2033 (1996). [CrossRef]

[11] C. Gouedard, D. Husson, C. Sauteret, F. Auzel, and A. Migus, “Generation of spatially incoherent short pulses in laser-pumped neodymium stoichiometric crystals and powders,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B10(12), 2358–2363 (1993). [CrossRef]

[12] G. Zhu, T. Tumkur, and M. A. Noginov, “Anomalously delayed stimulated emission in random lasers,” Phys. Rev. A81(6), 065801 (2010). [CrossRef]

[13] J. Azkargorta, M. Bettinelli, I. Iparraguirre, S. García-Revilla, R. Balda, and J. Fernández, “Random lasing in Nd:LuVO4 crystal powder,” Opt. Express19(20), 19591–19599 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[14] C. W. Struck and W. H. Fonger, “Dissociation of Eu3+ Charge-Transfer in Y2O2S and La2O2S into Eu2+ and a Free Hole,” Phys. Rev. B4(1), 22–34 (1971). [CrossRef]

[15] R. V. Alves, R. A. Buchanan, K. A. Wickersheim, and E. A. C. Yates, “Neodymium-activated Lanthanum Oxysulfide: A new high-gain laser material,” J. Appl. Phys.42(8), 3043–3048 (1971). [CrossRef]

[16] G. I. Abutalibov, D. I. Guseynov, and A. A. Mamedov, “Nd3+-ion luminescence in La2O2S and Y2O2S single crystals,” Phys. Status Solidi., C Curr. Top. Solid State Phys.6(5), 1127–1129 (2009). [CrossRef]

[17] V. M. Markushev, N. E. Ter-Gabrelyan, Ch. M. Briskina, V. R. Belan, and V. F. Zolin, “Stimulated emission kinetics of neodymium powder lasers,” Sov. J. Quantum Electron.20(7), 773–777 (1990). [CrossRef]

[18] S. García-Revilla, I. Iparraguirre, C. Cascales, J. Azkargorta, R. Balda, M. A. Illarramendi, M. Al Saleh, and J. Fernández, “Random laser performance of NdxY1-xAl3(BO3)4 laser crystal powders,” Opt. Mater.34(2), 461–464 (2011). [CrossRef]

[19] B. Fan, C. Chlique, O. Merdrignac-Conanec, X. Zhang, and X. Fan, “Near-Infrared quantum cutting material Er3+/Yb3+ doped La2O2S with an external quantum yield higher than 100%,” J. Phys. Chem. C116(21), 11652–11657 (2012). [CrossRef]

[20] M. Bahoura, K. J. Morris, G. Zhu, and M. A. Noginov, “Dependence of the Neodymium random laser threshold on the diameter of the pumped spot,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron.41(5), 677–685 (2005). [CrossRef]

[21] M. Bahoura, K. J. Morris, and M. A. Noginov, “Threshold and slope efficiency of Nd0.5La0.5Al3(BO3)4 ceramic random laser: effect of the pumped spot size,” Opt. Commun.201(4-6), 405–411 (2002). [CrossRef]

[22] M. A. Noginov, M. Bahoura, N. Noginova, and V. P. Drachev, “Study of absorption and reflection in solid-state random laser media,” Appl. Opt.43(21), 4237–4243 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[23] M. A. Illarramendi, I. Aramburu, J. Fernández, R. Balda, S. N. Williams, J. A. Adegoke, and M. A. Noginov, “Characterization of light scattering in translucent ceramics,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B24(1), 443–448 (2007). [CrossRef]

[24] M. A. Noginov, N. E. Noginova, S. U. Egarievwe, H. J. Caulfield, P. Venkateswarlu, A. Williams, and S. B. Mirov, “Color-center powder laser: The effect of pulverization on color-center characteristics,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B14(8), 2153–2160 (1997). [CrossRef]

[25] M. A. Noginov, S. U. Egarievwe, N. Noginova, H. J. Caulfield, and J. C. Wang, “Interferometric studies of coherence in a powder laser,” Opt. Mater.12(1), 127–134 (1999). [CrossRef]

[26] V. M. Markushev, V. F. Zolin, and C. M. Briskina, “Luminescence and stimulated emission of neodymium in sodium lanthanum molybdate powders,” Sov. J. Quantum Electron.16(2), 281–283 (1986). [CrossRef]

[27] D. S. Wiersma and A. Lagendijk, “Light diffusion with gain and random lasers,” Phys. Rev. E Stat. Phys. Plasmas Fluids Relat. Interdiscip. Topics54(4), 4256–4265 (1996). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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