DocumentCode
577892
Title
Low-cost approach for broadband enhancement of ultraviolet to visible light downconversion in fluorescent media
Author
Mupparapu, Rajeshkumar ; Vynck, Kevin ; Malfanti, Iacopo ; Vignolini, Silvia ; Burresi, Matteo ; Scudo, Petra ; Fusco, Roberto ; Wiersma, Diederik S.
Author_Institution
Eur. Lab. for Non-linear Spectrosc. (LENS), Univ. of Florence, Florence, Italy
fYear
2012
fDate
23-27 Sept. 2012
Firstpage
127
Lastpage
128
Abstract
The addition of a tiny amount of Aluminum nanoparticles in dye solutions is shown to yield a significant enhancement of the down conversion of ultraviolet light while maintaining a high transparency at visible wavelengths.
Keywords
aluminium; dyes; fluorescence; nanoparticles; optical frequency conversion; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; Al; broadband enhancement; dye solution; fluorescent media; light downconversion; nanoparticles; ultraviolet light; visible light; Absorption; Aluminum; Fluorescence; Nanoparticles; Plasmons; Scattering; Solar energy; Light-matter interaction; plasmonics; solar energy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0731-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358522
Filename
6358522
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