Title :
Upconversion luminescence of BaF2:Yb3+/Tm3+ nanocrystals
Author :
Li, Chenxia ; Xu, Shiqing ; Ye, Renguang ; Zhao, Shilong ; Deng, Degang ; Zhuang, Songlin
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Electron. Technol., China Jiliang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
Spectroscopic properties of Tm3+ doped oxyfluoride glass ceramics containing BaF2 nanocrystals are systematically investigated. Compared with the precursor glass, significantly increased upconversion luminescence was observed in the glass ceramics and the reasons were discussed.
Keywords :
barium compounds; glass ceramics; nanostructured materials; optical glass; photoluminescence; thulium; ytterbium; BaF2:Yb3+,Tm3+; nanocrystals; oxyfluoride glass ceramics; spectroscopic properties; upconversion luminescence; Biomedical optical imaging; Ceramics; Glass; Infrared detectors; Luminescence; Nanocrystals; Particle beam optics; Phonons; Temperature; X-ray scattering; Tm3+; glass ceramics; upconversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292551
