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The polarized absorption and emission spectra of Pr3+ ions in SrWO4 single crystals were investigated at room temperature. The standard and modified Judd–Ofelt theories have been applied to analyze the polarized absorption spectra to determine the spectroscopic parameters, including the Judd–Ofelt intensity parameters Ωt (t=2,4,6), radiative transition probabilities, radiative lifetimes and branching ratios. The stimulated emission cross sections and fluorescence lifetimes of the promising laser level were obtained.
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Jia, G., Wang, H., Lu, X. et al. Optical properties of Pr3+-doped SrWO4 crystal. Appl. Phys. B 90, 497–502 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-007-2827-z
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