Title :
Quantum efficiency of the cascade emission process in Pr/sup 3+/ doped YF/sup 3/
Author :
Kück, Stefan ; Richter, André ; Kuzminykh, Yury ; Sokólska, Irena ; Osiac, Eugen
Author_Institution :
Opt. Div., Phys. Tech. Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
Abstract :
The emission quantum efficiency of the 3P0.1 levels of Pr3+:YF3 under vacuum ultraviolet excitation was determined by comparing the photon fluxes of the 1S0 rarr1I6 emission around 400 nm with the emissions from the 3P0.1 levels
Keywords :
energy states; photoluminescence; praseodymium; yttrium compounds; YF3:Pr3+; cascade emission process; emission quantum efficiency; photon fluxes; vacuum ultraviolet excitation; Elementary particle vacuum; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Optical materials; Phosphors; Quantum cascade lasers; Spectroscopy; Stimulated emission; Temperature; Xenon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201759