Efficient ~2.0 μm emission from Ho3+ doped tellurite glass sensitized by Yb3+ ions: Judd-Ofelt analysis and energy transfer mechanism

Optical Materials Express

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-150

  Balaji, Sathravada ^a   Sontakke, Atul D ^a   Sen, Ranjan ^a   Kalyandurg, Annapurna ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL GLASS AND CERAMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE IONS; CO-DOPED; DIRECT EXCITATION; EFFICIENT ENERGY TRANSFER; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; EMISSION PROPERTIES; ENERGY TRANSFER PROCESS; JUDD-OFELT ANALYSIS; LASER EMISSION; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; TELLURITE GLASS; TRANSFER MECHANISMS; ENERGY TRANSFER MECHANISMS;

BARIUM; ENERGY TRANSFER; GLASS; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BARIUM COMPOUNDS;

YTTERBIUM; JUDD-OFELT THEORY;

EID: 84862194191     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21593930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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