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Rotation of the absorption frame as a function of the electronic transition in the Nd^3+:YCa_4O(BO_3)_3 monoclinic crystal

S. Joly, Patricia Segonds, Benoı̂t Boulanger, Yannick G. Petit, Alexandra Peña, C. Félix, Bertrand Ménaert

Published Aug 25, 2010• 4 citations
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Abstract

We report the first measurements of the angular distribution of absorption under polarized light corresponding to seven electronic transitions of Nd(3+) ions in the monoclinic crystal Nd:YCOB, revealing a rotation of the symmetry axes of the different patterns.
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10.1364/oe.18.019169

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