Strong 1.53 μm to NIR-VIS-UV upconversion in Er-doped fluoride glass for high-efficiency solar cells

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1930-1938

  Ivanova, Svetlana ^a,b   Pellé, Fabienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b ITMO UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM; FIBER LASERS; GLASS; INFRARED DEVICES; JUDD-OFELT THEORY; LUMINESCENCE; SOLAR CELLS;

ABSORBED PUMP POWER; ENHANCED EFFICIENCY; FLUORIDE GLASS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; NEAR INFRA RED; OPTICAL SPECTRA; SPECTRAL DOMAINS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION PROBABILITY;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 70349686444     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.001930     Document Type: Article

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