Observation of upconversion lasing within a thulium-ion-doped glass powder film containing titanium dioxide particles

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2: Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 10 B, 2004, Pages

  Fujiwara, Hideki ^a   Sasaki, Keiji ^b  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Random laser; Rare earth ion doped glass; Upconversion

Indexed keywords

GLASS; IONS; LASER BEAMS; PHOTONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; THULIUM;

LASING EMISSIONS; RANDOM LASER; RARE-EARTH ION-DOPED GLASS; UPCONVERSION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 10844229532     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.43.L1337     Document Type: Article

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