1. Spectroscopy of GR1 centers in synthetic diamonds
- Author
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Vladimir V. Fedorov, Matthew Markham, Shova D. Subedi, and Sergey B. Mirov
- Subjects
Materials science ,Diamond ,02 engineering and technology ,Photoionization ,engineering.material ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Molecular physics ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,010309 optics ,Excited state ,0103 physical sciences ,Radiative transfer ,engineering ,Time-resolved spectroscopy ,0210 nano-technology ,Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) ,Spectroscopy ,Lasing threshold - Abstract
We report on the spectroscopic characterization, absorption saturation, and excited-state dynamics of GR1 centers in synthetic diamonds. The non-linear optical measurements reveal an efficient bleaching of the GR1 center’s ground level under ns-pulsed 633 nm excitation. The maxima of absorption and emission cross sections were estimated to be 4.5 × 10−17 cm2 and 9 × 10−17 cm2 at 630 nm and 780 nm, respectively. The radiative lifetime of the excited level was estimated to be 8.5 ns. The 658 nm probe kinetics uncovered relaxation of 1T2 excited level going predominantly to a metastable state with a lifetime of 220 μs. An induced absorption detected with the use of a highly concentrated diamond sample could be due to up-conversion and photoionization processes in additional impurity-vacancy center with absorption at the short-wavelength tail of GR1. The results presented here indicate that synthetic diamonds with GR1 centers could serve as near infrared gain media or passive Q-switchers for laser cavities over the 633–750 nm spectral range. Optimization of the center concentration and the crystal parameters are required to minimize the induced absorption at the lasing wavelengths.
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- 2021