Optical excitation and relaxation in active color centers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3176, Issue , 1997, Pages 142-154

  Baldacchini, G ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Color centers; FA centers; Optical bistability; Relaxation; Thermal excitation

Indexed keywords

COLOR; COLOR CENTERS; ENERGY TRANSFER; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOEXCITATION; POINT DEFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

ACTIVE MEDIAS; ALKALI HALIDES; BASIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY TRANSFER PROCESSES; FA CENTERS; HOST CRYSTALS; MICROSCOPIC LEVELS; OPTICAL ACTIVES; OPTICAL CYCLES; OPTICAL EXCITATIONS; RELAXATION; THERMAL EXCITATION;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 33847384679     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.293440     Document Type: Conference Paper

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