Radiative emission at mid-infrared wavelengths from rare-earth ions via nanocrystal formation in oxyfluoride glasses

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2952-2955

  Chungw, Woon Jin ^a   Kim, Kyoung Hoon ^a   Park, Bong Je ^b   Seo, Hong Seok ^b   Ahn, Joon Tae ^b   Choi, Yong Gyu ^c  

^a Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^b Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

^c Hankuk Aviation University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE; CONFIGURATIONAL TRANSITIONS; EMISSION INTENSITY; LOCAL STRUCTURE; MID-INFRARED WAVELENGTHS; MIDINFRARED; NANOCRYSTAL FORMATION; OXY-FLUORIDE GLASS; RADIATIVE EMISSIONS; RARE EARTH IONS; THERMAL TREATMENT;

ERBIUM; HOLMIUM; NANOCRYSTALS;

GLASS;

EID: 78649592659     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.03918.x     Document Type: Article

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