Optical properties of neodymium activated crystalline nanostructures grown in transparent porous glass

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2868-2876

  Sharonov, M Yu ^a   Myint, T ^a   Bykov, A B ^a   Petricevic, V ^a   Alfano, R R ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; FLUORESCENCE; GLASS; NANOCRYSTALS; NEODYMIUM; OPACITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

NEODYMIUM SELF-ACTIVATED NANOCRYSTALS; TRANSPARENT POROUS GLASS;

GLASS MANUFACTURE;

EID: 37549004376     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.002868     Document Type: Article

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