Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5399562 | Journal of Luminescence | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We present a novel scheme for studying up-conversion through excited state absorption (ESA) by using a broadband excitation source with spectral shaping capabilities. Up-conversion processes have typically been investigated using a single, narrowband excitation source, when the two steps of the process are coincident in frequency, which is often made possible by broadening mechanisms of the intermediate excited state manifolds. Thus, narrowband sources are limited in the systems they can excite and what material information they can provide. With broadband light, we are able to drive up-conversion with non-coincident frequencies as well. Finally, by windowing the spectrum, we determine the optimal excitation bandwidth for low-concentration (1%) Y2O3:Er3+ nanocrystals.
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Authors
A.L. Lytle, E. Gagnon, L. Tulchinsky, J.K. Krebs,