Fluorescence lifetime and 980nm pump energy transfer dynamics in erbium and ytterbium co-doped phosphate laser glasses

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4968, Issue , 2003, Pages 11-17

  Wu, Ruikun ^a   Myers, J D ^a   Myers, M J ^a   Rapp, Charles ^a  

^a Kigre Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode pump; Erbium Glass; Fluorescence

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL PUMPING; PUMPING (LASER); QUENCHING; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

DIODE PUMPS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0141605329     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.478261     Document Type: Conference Paper

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