Up-converted luminescence and excited-state excitation spectroscopy of Cr4+ ions in forsterite

Gyromagnetic factor of Cr4+ ions in forsterite

The average value of g factor (i.e., g ) of Cr4+ ions in forsterite (Mg2SiO4) is calculated with the cubic symmetry approximation from the complete high-order perturbation formula of g factor for 3d2 ion in cubic tetrahedral cluster. In the formula, the contribution to g factor from the charge-transfer mechanism (which is neglected in the crystal-field theory) is considered in addition to that from the widely used crystal-field mechanism. From the calculations, the reasonable observed value of g is suggested (note: the experimental values of g by various authors are scattered) and the important contribution of charge-transfer mechanism to g factor can be found.

Femtosecond regenerative amplification in Cr:forsterite

We describe an oscillator-amplifier laser system for the generation of high-power femtosecond pulses near 1.25 microm based on chromium-doped forsterite. Chirped-pulse amplification at a 1-kHz repetition rate raises the pulse energy to >350 microJ. The nearly transform-limited 200-microJ, 135-fs-long recompressed pulses have a peak power of approximately 1.5 GW.