Optical spectroscopy and confocal fluorescence imaging of upconverting Er3+-doped CaF2 nanocrystals

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Kumar, G A ^a   Chen, C W ^a   Riman, R E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ERBIUM COMPOUNDS; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING SYSTEMS; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

CONFOCAL FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; INFRARED EXCITATION; UPCONVERSION EMISSION;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 33847663255     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2392284     Document Type: Article

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