LUMINESCENCE FROM CR-3+ CENTERS IN FORSTERITE (MG2SIO4)

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作者
GLYNN, TJ [1 ]
IMBUSCH, GF [1 ]
WALKER, G [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MANCHESTER,INST SCI & TECHNOL,DEPT PURE & APPL PHYS,MANCHESTER M60 1QD,LANCS,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0022-2313(91)90188-2
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Laser action, tunable around 1.2-mu-m, has been reported in Cr-activated forsterite (Mg2SiO4). We have examined the emission from this material in the region 650-850 nm via photoluminescence, excitation and lifetime studies over a range of temperature. Our measurements indicate that the emission in this region can be assigned to transitions on Cr3+ ions in high-field octahedral sites. The emission from the M1 site is clearly identified. We propose a simple model to account for the temperature dependence of the luminescence.
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