Strong UV absorption and visible luminescence in ytterbium-doped aluminosilicate glass under UV excitation

Optics Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 3352-3354

  Engholm, M ^a,b   Norin, L ^b   Aberg D ^c  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ACREO AB   (Sweden)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINOSILICATE GLASS; VISIBLE LUMINESCENCE;

ALUMINOSILICATES; CHARGE TRANSFER; LUMINESCENCE; YTTERBIUM;

ELECTRIC EXCITATION;

EID: 38549100491     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: 15394794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.32.003352     Document Type: Article

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