Chinese Physics B
Role of incoherent pumping and Er 3+ ion concentration on subluminal and superluminal light propagation in Er 3+ -doped YAG crystal
Seyyed Hossein Asadpour, HAMID RAHIMPOUR SOLEIMANI
Abstract
We study the absorption-dispersion process and group index of weak probe field in a four-level Er 3+ :YAG crystal. We find that the Er 3+ ion concentration and incoherent pumping field can influence the absorption-dispersion process and group index of weak probe field. Moreover, our results show that Er 3+ ion concentration plays a major role in lasing without inversion and absorption with inversion.