Photochromism and two-photon luminescence of Ag-TiO2 granular composite films activated by near infrared ps/fs pulses

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 13924-13929

  Gong, H M ^a   Xiao, S ^a   Su, X R ^a   Han, J B ^a   Wang, Q Q ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRARED RADIATION; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTOCHROMISM; PHOTONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; WAVELENGTH;

AG NANOPARTICLE MATERIALS; PHOTOCHROMISM SPECTRA; TRANSITION BAND; TWO PHOTON LUMINESCENCE (TPL);

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 35348958984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.013924     Document Type: Article

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