Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics
Spectral characteristics of chromium-activated yttrium aluminum garnet in theR-line range
S. Yu. Volkov, L B Pasternak, B. K. Sevast’yanov
Abstract
The results are given of an investigation of the luminescence and absorption spectra in the region of th stimulated transitions involving the ground and excited states in Y 3 Al 5 O 12 :Cr 3+ crystals. The dependence of the threshold population of the metastable level on the spectral losses at the emission frequency was studied. It was found that the stimulated emission from Cr 3+ ions in Y 3 Al 5 O 12 crystals was possible only at low temperatures.