AVALANCHE UPCONVERSION IN TM-YALO3

被引:71
作者
NI, H
RAND, SC
机构
[1] Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2122
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D O I
10.1364/OL.16.001424
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report the sudden appearance of upconversion fluorescence and resonant increasing absorption above a threshold intensity in Tm.YALO3 at room temperature. These effects are shown to arise from nonlinear, cooperative, excited-state dynamics. Comparison with quantum theory reveals essential roles both for pairwise cross relaxation and excitation migration among Tm impurity ions.
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页码:1424 / 1426
页数:3
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