Optical transitions and frequency upconversion of Er3+ ions in Na2O · Ca3Al2Ge3O 12 glasses

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 602-609

  Lin, H ^a   Pun, E Y B ^a   Man, S Q ^a   Liu, X R ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF OPTICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (OPTICAL); DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL GLASS; OPTICAL PUMPING; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

OPTICAL TRANSITIONS;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 0035606125     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.000602     Document Type: Article

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