Microscopic treatment of upconversion in Nd3+-doped samples

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1708-1714

  Palatella, Luigi ^a   Cornacchia, Francesco ^a   Toncelli, Alessandra ^a   Tonelli, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR CRYSTALS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

LASER EXCITATIONS;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 0042739533     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.001708     Document Type: Article

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