Infrared fluorescence and optical gain characteristics of chalcogenide-bound erbium cluster-fluoropolymer nanocomposites

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Kumar, G A ^a   Riman, R E ^a   Banerjee, S ^b   Kornienko, A ^b   Brennan, J G ^b   Chen, S ^d   Smith, D ^d   Ballato, J ^c  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMRL   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM CLUSTER-FLUOROPOLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL GAIN; OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT NANOCOMPOSITES; PUMP POWERS;

BANDWIDTH; ERBIUM; FLUORESCENCE; GAIT ANALYSIS; OPTICAL DEVICES; POLYMERS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33644679950     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2170433     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. K. Kuriki, T. Kobayashi, N. Imai, T. Tamura, S. Nishihara, A. Tagaya, Y. Koike, and Y. Okamoto. IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 12, 989 (2000).
2. X. Xu, Opt. Commun. 225, 55 (2003).
3. Q. Zhang, H. Ming, and Y. Zhai, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 62, 887 (1996).
4. C. Koeppen, S. Yamada, G. Jiang, A. F. Garito, and L. R. Dalton, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 14, 155 (1997).
5. Z. Zheng, H. Liang, H. Ming, Q. Zhang, and J. Xie. Opt. Commun. 233, 149 (2004).
6. H. Liang, Z. Zheng, B. Chen, Q. Zhang, and H. Ming. Mater. Chem. Phys. 86, 430 (2004).
7. K. Kuriki, S. Nishihara, Y. Nisizawa, T. Yosinaga, A. Tagaya, Y. Koike, and Y. Okamoto, Opt. Lett. 28, 570 (2003).
8. T. Kobayashi, S. Nakatsuka, T. Iwafuji, K. Kuriki, N. Imai, T. Nakamoto, C. D. Claude, K. Sasaki, Y. Koike, and Y. Okamoto. Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 2421 (1997).
9. H. Liang, Q. Zhang, Z. Zheng, H. Ming, Z. Li, J. Xu, B. Chen, and H. Zhao, Opt. Lett. 29, 477 (2004).
10. W. H. Wang, E. Y. B. Pun, and K. S. Chan, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 176 (2004).
11. G. Karve, B. Bihari, and R. T. Chen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 1253 (2000).
12. S. Lin, R. J. Feuerstein, and A. R. Mickelson, J. Appl. Phys. 79, 2868 (1996).
13. R. T. Chen, M. Lee, S. Natarajan, C. Lin, Z. Z. Ho, and D. Robinson, IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 5, 1328 (1993).
14. K. Kuriki, Y. Koiki, and Y. Okamoto, Chem. Rev. (Washington, D.C.) 102, 2347 (2002).
15. G. A. Hebbink, D. N. Reinboudt, and F. C. J. M. van Veggel, J. Org. Chem. 66, 4101 (2001).
16. L. H. Sloof and A. Polman. J. Appl. Phys. 83, 497 (1998).
17. M. P. O. Wolbers, F. C. J. M van Veggel, B. H. M. Snellink-Ruel, J. W. Hofstraat, F. A. J. Geurts, and D. N. Reinhoudt, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119, 138 (1997).
18. M. P. O. Wolbers, F. C. J. M. van Veggel, F. G. A. Peters, E. S. E. van Beelen, J. W. Hofstraat, F. A. J. Geurts, and D. N. Reinhoudt, Eur. J. Chem. 4, 772 (1998).
19. Y. Hasegawa, T. Okhubo, K. Sogabe, Y. Kawamura, Y. Wada, N. Nakashima, and S. Yanagida. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 39, 357 (2000).
20. A. Kornienko, T. J Emge, G. A. Kumar, R. E. Riman, and J. G. Brennan, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 3501 (2005).
21. G. A Kumar, S. Banerjee, A. Kornienko, J. G. Brennan, and R. E. Riman, Chem. Mater. 17, 5130 (2005).
22. J. Ballato, R. E. Riman, and E. Snitzer, Opt. Lett. 22, 691 (1997).
23. R. Dekker, D. J. W. Klunder, A. Borreman, M. B. J. Diemeer, J. W. Stouwdam, and F. C. J. M van Veggel, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 6104 (2004).
24. G. A. Kumar, C. W. Chen, S. Chen, D. Smith, J. Ballato, and R. E. Riman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 1 (2005).
25. D. Smith, S. Chen, S. Kumar, J. Ballato, C. Topping, and S. Foulger, Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.) 14, 1585 (2002).
26. J. Ballato, D. Smith, and S. Foulger, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20, 1838 (2003).
27. J. Ballato, D. Smith, and S. Foulger, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 21, 958 (2004).
28. C V. Shank, Rev. Mod. Phys. 47, 649 (1975).
29. R. Reisfeld and C. K. Jorgensen, Lasers and Excited States of Rare Earths (Springer, New York, 1977).
30. G. Nykolak, M. Haner, P. C. Becker, J. Schmulovich, and Y. H. Wong, IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 5, 1014 (1993).