Macroscopic models for the radiative relaxation lifetime of luminescent centers embedded in surrounding media

Spectroscopy Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 237-246

  Duan, C K ^a,b   Reid, M F ^b,c  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c MACDIARMID INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Lorentz model; Luminescent center; Real cavity model; Refractive index; Spontaneous emission rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947613694     PISSN: 00387010     EISSN: 15322289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00387010701247340     Document Type: Article

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