FLUORESCENCE OF ND3+ IN LITHIUM YTTRIUM FLUORIDE

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HARMER, AL
LINZ, A
GABBE, DR
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[1] Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
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10.1016/0022-3697(69)90210-8
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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Crystals of the scheelite structure fluoride LiYF4 have been grown doped with 0.24, 1.4 and 2.2 at. per cent Nd3+. The polarized fluorescence and absorption, excitation spectra, lifetime decay and linewidths have been measured at 77° and 300°K. The optical data of LiYF4: Nd3+ have been compared with data on the isomorphous oxide CaWO4: Nd3+. The spectroscopic features of LiYF4:Nd3+ are: a long lifetime of 500 μsec which decreases rapidly with increasing Nd-concentration; a narrow linewidth of 2 cm-1 at 77°K; and a high absorption in the near infrared. These factors have been related to its potential as a laser material. © 1969.
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