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Upconversion in neodymium doped fluoride glasses

Stanley et al., 1993

Document ID
1463987613430417924
Author
Stanley A
Harris E
Searle T
Parker J
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Journal of non-crystalline solids

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Room temperature upconversion in Nd doped fluoride glasses excited with a cw diode laser is reported for the first time. With 801 nm diodes, efficiencies are high enough for the protected eye to see white light with pump powers as low as 10 mW. In addition, near-UV …
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