Spectroscopic and energy transfer investigation of Nd/Yb in Y 2O3 transparent ceramics

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1002-1010

  Lupei, A ^a   Lupei, V ^a   Ikesue, A ^b   Gheorghe, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASER   (Romania)

^b World Lab Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY TRANSFER; NEODYMIUM;

CO-DOPED; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; DIPOLE DIPOLE INTERACTIONS; EMISSION DECAYS; LASER EMISSION; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; TRANSPARENT CERAMIC;

YTTERBIUM;

EID: 77953860096     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.001002     Document Type: Article

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