Abstract
Nonradiative decay processes decrease the quantum efficiency and increase the pump threshold of lasers. We present a simple measurement method for quantum efficiencies adapted to the problem of small crystals of arbitrary shape and new results on sources of nonradiative decay.
© 1984 Optical Society of America
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