Controlling fluorescence lifetime of rare-earth element in amorphous inorganic solids via very small compositional adjustments

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Choi, Yong Gyu ^a   Curry, Richard J ^b   Park, Bong Je ^c   Kim, Kyong Hon ^d   Heo, Jong ^e   Hewak, Dan W ^f  

^a Hankuk Aviation University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

^d Inha University   (South Korea)

^e Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION PROPERTIES; HYPERSENSITIVE TRANSITIONS; SOLID-STATE DIELECTRICS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION RATE (SER);

ABSORPTION; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FLUORESCENCE; HEAT TREATMENT; SOLID STATE DEVICE STRUCTURES; VITRIFICATION;

RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 23844453737     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1996854     Document Type: Article

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