Multi-wavelength visible up-converted luminescence in novel heavily doped Ytterbium-Holmium silica fiber under low-power IR diode pumping

Journal of Luminescence

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Kie'yanov, A V ^a   Minkovich, V P ^a   Barmenkov, Yu O ^a   Gamez, M A Martinez ^a   Martinez Rios, A ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Diode pumping; Stepwise up conversion; Visible to near IR luminescence; Yb Ho silica fibers

Indexed keywords

DIODES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FIBERS; ION BEAMS; IONIZATION; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL FIBERS; YTTERBIUM;

DIODE PUMPING; STEPWISE UP-CONVERSION; VISIBLE-TO-NEAR-IR LUMINESCENCE; YB-HO SILICA FIBERS;

SILICA;

EID: 10644261499     PISSN: 00222313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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