Highly efficient near-infrared to visible up-conversion process in NaYF4:Er3+,Yb3+

Journal of Luminescence

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-59

  Suyver, J F ^a   Grimm, J ^a   Kramer K W ^a   Gudel H U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Efficiency; NaYF4:Er; Spectroscopy; Up conversion

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY GAP; ENERGY TRANSFER; ERBIUM; LASER BEAMS; PHOTONS; POSITIVE IONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; YTTERBIUM;

NAYF4:ER; NEAR-INFRARED LASERS; NEAR-OPTICAL EXCITATION PROCESS; UP-CONVERSION (UC);

SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 20544466895     PISSN: 00222313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2004.11.012     Document Type: Article

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