Effect of Radiation Trapping on Measured Excited-State Lifetimes in Solids

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 530-533

  Hehlen, Markus P ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometrical optics optical design; Spectroscopy atomic time resolved; Total internal reflection

Indexed keywords

EXCITED STATES; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; GROUND STATE; OPTICAL DESIGN; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

EXCITED STATE LIFETIMES; GEOMETRICAL OPTIC - OPTICAL DESIGN; GLASS SPHERES; HIGH REFRACTIVE; MOST LIKELY; RADIATION TRAPPING; SPECTROSCOPY - ATOMIC - TIME-RESOLVED; TIME-RESOLVED; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; YAG;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 85135251442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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