Abstract
This book chapter aims at reviewing in brief the fundamentals of rare-earth-ion spectroscopy in dielectric solids, with special emphasis on energy-transfer upconversion between neighboring active ions in a solid-state host lattice. The energy-level scheme of the 4f sub-shell of rare-earth ions is explained and the main intra- and inter-ionic electronic transition processes are introduced. The pump-power dependence of upconversion luminescence and the influence of inhomogeneous active-ion distributions on energy-transfer upconversion are discussed. Examples illustrate how energy-transfer upconversion can impact the performance of solid-state lasers in a negative or positive manner.
| Original language | Undefined |
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| Title of host publication | Frontiers of Optical Spectroscopy |
| Editors | B. Di Bartolo, O. Forte |
| Place of Publication | Dordrecht |
| Publisher | Kluwer Academic Publishers |
| Pages | 571-589 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4020-2750-5 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2005 |
Publication series
| Name | NATO Science Series, Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry |
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| Publisher | Kluwer Academic Publishers |
| Number | please ass/168 |
| Volume | 168 |
Keywords
- IOMS-APD: Active Photonic Devices
- METIS-248158
- IR-61975
- EWI-11282
Cite this
Pollnau, M. (2005). Dynamics of solid state coherent light sources. In B. Di Bartolo, & O. Forte (Eds.), Frontiers of Optical Spectroscopy (pp. 571-589). (NATO Science Series, Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry; Vol. 168, No. please ass/168). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.