Upconversion-induced blue, green and red emission in Ho3+:BaY2F8

被引:39
作者
Osiac, E
Sokólska, I
Kück, S
机构
[1] Inst Laser Phys, D-20355 Hamburg, Germany
[2] Inst Atom Phys, R-76900 Bucharest, Romania
[3] Polish Acad Sci, W Trzebiatowski Inst Low Temp & Struct Res, PL-50950 Wroclaw, Poland
关键词
Ho3+: BaY2F8; upconversion; excited state absorption; cross relaxation; energy transfer;
D O I
10.1016/S0925-8388(01)01110-0
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
An analysis of infrared to visible upconversion in Ho3+:BaY2F8 is given. Excitation at 888 nm into the I-5(8) --> I-5(5) transition leads to intense visible emission in the blue, green and red spectral range. Based on the energy levels of Ho3+ in BaY2F8, and the pump intensity dependencies of the observed emissions, an excitation scheme is presented. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:283 / 287
页数:5
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