Spectroscopic properties of thulium-doped crystalline materials including a novel host, La2Be2O5: A comparative study

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1068-1076

  Sudesh, Vikas ^a   Goldys, E M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THULIUM;

FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 0034381786     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.001068     Document Type: Article

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