Ultraviolet-blue upconversion emissions of Ho3+ ions

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1158-1164

  Chen, G Y ^a   Yang, C H ^a   Aghahadi, B ^a   Liang, H J ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Li, L ^a   Zhang, Z G ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUATIONS OF STATE; IONS; LASER EXCITATION; YTTERBIUM;

BLUE UPCONVERSION; CROSS RELAXATION; DIODE LASER EXCITATION; LOW POWER; MECHANISM ANALYSIS; POWER DEPENDENCE; SATURATION EFFECTS; STEADY-STATE EQUATIONS; SUCCESSIVE ENERGY TRANSFER; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

HOLMIUM;

EID: 77955759884     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.001158     Document Type: Article

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