Energy transfer and upconversion processes in Nd3+-doped GeO2-PbO-Nb2O5 glass

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1671-1677

  Balda, R ^a   Sanz, M ^a   Fernandez J ^a   Fdez Navarro, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL PUMPING; STIMULATED EMISSION;

LASER EXCITATIONS;

OPTICAL GLASS;

EID: 0034367477     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.001671     Document Type: Article

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