Optical properties of a transparent CaF 2: Er 3+ fluoropolymer nanocomposite

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Kumar, G A ^a   Chen, C W ^a   Riman, R ^a   Chen, S ^b   Smith, D ^b   Ballato, J ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL GAIN; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES; PUMP THRESHOLD;

BANDWIDTH; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; MIXTURES; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POSITIVE IONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; STIMULATED EMISSION; WATER; ZINC SULFIDE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 21344437699     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1947891     Document Type: Article

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