Spectroscopic and energy-transfer parameters for Er3+-doped and Er3+, Pr3+-codoped GeGaS glasses

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1982-1989

  Coleman, Daniel J ^a   Golding, Paul ^a   King, Terence A ^a   Jackson, Stuart D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FIBER LASERS; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; QUENCHING;

CODOPINGS; OPTICAL EXCITATIONS;

OPTICAL GLASS;

EID: 0012777221     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.001982     Document Type: Article

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