Fluorescence lifetime enhancement of Nd3+-doped sol-gel glasses by Al-codoping and CO2-laser processing

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

Volumn 328, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 192-198

  Wilhelm, B ^a   Romano, V ^a   Weber, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FLUORESCENCE; NEODYMIUM; PHONONS; QUENCHING; SOL-GELS;

MATERIAL MODIFICATION;

GLASS;

EID: 0141642229     PISSN: 00223093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3093(03)00366-1     Document Type: Article

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