Upconversion processes in Yb-sensitized Tm:ZBLAN

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2841, Issue , 1996, Pages 237-248

  Carrig, Timothy J ^a   Cockroft, Nigel J ^b  

^a Division of Coherent Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy transfer; Fluorescence lifetime; Laser; Praseodymium; Spectroscopy; Thulium; Upconversion; Ytterbium; ZBLAN

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; FIBER LASERS; FLUORESCENCE; GLASS; LASERS; METAL IONS; PRASEODYMIUM; RARE EARTHS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; THULIUM; YTTERBIUM;

BLUE UPCONVERSION EMISSIONS; BLUE UPCONVERSION FIBER LASERS; CONCENTRATION QUENCHING EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIMES; UP-CONVERSION; UP-CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; UP-CONVERSION PROCESS; ZBLAN;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 0007902682     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.258977     Document Type: Conference Paper

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