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In the so-called stoichiometric laser materials, a high concentration of active ions is necessitated by the micrometric dimensions of the laser. Such a high concentration leads to strong interactions between ions giving rise to a self-quenching process explained either in an energy transfer model with fast diffusion among donors before transfer to a quenching center or in an excito-nic model with exciton annihilation at the sample surface. Theoretical and experimental aspects of the spectroscopic and dynamical studies shall be presented with reference to usual laser materials along with a general discussion of self-quenching.
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Auzel, F. (1983). Spectroscopy of Stoichiometric Laser Materials: Excitons or Incoherent Transfers?. In: Di Bartolo, B. (eds) Collective Excitations in Solids. NATO Advanced Science Institute Series, vol 88. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8878-4_16
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