Abstract
This paper investigates the differential absorption spectra of a number of transparent spinel-based cobalt-containing aluminosilicate glass-ceramics in the 550-700-nm range. A stimulated emission band accompanying transitions between the <sup>4</sup>T<sub>1</sub>(<sup>4</sup>P) and <sup>4</sup>A<sub>2</sub> levels of the tetracoordinated Co2+ ion is detected in all the materials. Depending on the composition of the glass-ceramic, the effective stimulated-emission cross sections of the Co2+ ions at the maximum of this band are estimated at (4-5)×10<sup>−19</sup> cm<sup>2</sup>.
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