Visible to infrared photoluminescence from gold nanoparticles embedded in germano-silicate glass fiber

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 6374-6379

  Lin, Aoxiang ^a   Son, Dong Hoon ^a   Ahn, Il Ho ^a   Song, G Hugh ^a   Han, Won Taek ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); GLASS FIBERS; GOLD; INFRARED RADIATION; NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ABSORPTION PEAK; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; INFRARED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; INTRABAND ELECTRONIC TRANSITIONS;

PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 34248536318     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.006374     Document Type: Article

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