Spectroscopic properties and energy transfer analysis of Tm 3+-doped BaF 2-Ga 2O 3-GeO 2-La 2O 3 glass

Journal of Fluorescence

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 745-751

  Yu, Shenglei ^a   Yang, Zhongmin ^a   Xu, Shanhui ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy transfer process; Judd Ofelt theory; Spectroscopic properties; Stimulated emission cross section; Tm 3+ doped BaF 2 Ga 2O 3 GeO 2 La 2O 3 glass

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER PROCESS; JUDD OFELT THEORY; SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTY; STIMULATED EMISSION CROSS-SECTION; TM 3+-DOPED BAF 2-GA 2O 3-GEO 2-LA 2O 3 GLASS;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY TRANSFER; FIBER LASERS; FLUORESCENCE; GALLIUM; GLASS; GLASS LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; POSITIVE IONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STIMULATED EMISSION;

LANTHANUM;

GERMANIUM; GERMANIUM DIOXIDE; GLASS;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; LASER; SPECTROSCOPY;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; GERMANIUM; GLASS; LASERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955925160     PISSN: 10530509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-010-0617-1     Document Type: Article

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