A Raman heterodyne determination of the magnetic anisotropy for the ground and optically excited states of Y${}_2$SiO${}_5$ doped with Sm${}^{3+}$

N. L. Jobbitt, J. -P. R. Wells, M. F. Reid +1

We present the full magnetic g tensors of the ${}^6$H${}_{5/2}$Z${}_1$ and ${}^4$G${}_{5/2}$A${}_1$ electronic states for both crystallographic sites in Sm${}^{3+}$:Y${}_2$SiO${}_5$, ded…