Infrared-to-visible upconversion of Er3+ ions in GeO 2- PbO-Nb2O5 glasses

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 744-752

  Balda, Rolindes ^a,b   Garcia Adeva, Angel J ^a   Fernández, Joaquin ^a,b   Fdez Navarro, José M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b DONOSTIA INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS CENTER DIPC   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ERBIUM; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LUMINESCENCE; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

INFRARED EXCITATION; UPCONVERSION EMISSIONS; UPCONVERSION LUMINESCENCE;

OPTICAL GLASS;

EID: 10044239378     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.000744     Document Type: Article

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