Nanomaterials, 2023 Erbium-doped silica films were synthesized using a two-step sol–gel methodology that involved acid and base catalysts, with erbium concentration ranging from 0.2% to 6% and annealing temperatures varying from 500 °C to 900 °C.
Ali Abdullah +3 more
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Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2023 Background: Well articulated by John Knowles – “Everything has to evolve or else it perishes.” With the paradigm shift of emphasis toward the prevention of dental caries, it has been proven that laser irradiation protects against both caries initiation ...
Priyanka Aggarwal +5 more
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Analysis of heat generation and thermal lensing in erbium 3-µm lasers [PDF]
, 2003 The influence of energy-transfer upconversion (ETU) between neighboring ions in the upper and lower laser levels of erbium 3-µm continuous-wave lasers on heat generation and thermal lensing is investigated.
Pollnau, Markus
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Photoluminescence and attenuation of spray-pyrolysis-deposited erbium-doped Y2O3 planar optical waveguides [PDF]
, 1992 Erbium-doped Y20 3 planar optical waveguides have been fabricated by spray-pyrolysis deposition. The attenuation spectrum of the waveguide shows peaks that are due to absorption of the erbium ions.
Hilderink, L.T.H. +3 more
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Erbium-implanted high-Q silica toroidal microcavity laser on a silicon chip [PDF]
, 2004 Lasing from an erbium-doped high-Q silica toroidal microcavity coupled to a tapered optical fiber is demonstrated and analyzed. Average erbium ion concentrations were in the range 0.009–0.09 at.
Kalkman, Jeroen +5 more
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Demonstration of an erbium doped microdisk laser on a silicon chip [PDF]
, 2006 An erbium doped micro-laser is demonstrated utilizing $\mathrm{SiO_{2}}$ microdisk resonators on a silicon chip. Passive microdisk resonators exhibit whispering gallery type (WGM) modes with intrinsic optical quality factors of up to $6\times{10^{7 ...
A. Polman +4 more
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On the Nitrogen Doping in Erbium and Nitrogen Codoped Magnesium Zinc Oxide Diode by Spray Pyrolysis
Crystals, 2020 Diodes with an erbium and nitrogen codoped magnesium zinc oxide (MgZnO:Er,N) active layer were fabricated by spray pyrolysis on Si substrate with aqueous solutions including magnesium nitrate, zinc acetate, erbium acetate, ammonium acetate, and indium ...
Chun-An Chen +6 more
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The route toward a diode-pumped 1-W erbium 3-µm fiber laser [PDF]
, 1997 A rate-equation analysis of the erbium 3-um ZBLAN fiber laser is performed. The computer calculation includes the longitudinal spatial resolution of the host material.
Pollnau, Markus
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Evaluation of the optical switching characteristics of erbium-doped fibres for the development of a fibre Bragg grating sensor interrogator [PDF]
, 2014 A polling topology that employs optical switching based on the properties of erbium-doped fibres (EDFs) is used to interrogate an array of FBGs. The properties of the EDF are investigated in its pumped and un-pumped states and the EDFs’ switching ...
Bhattacharyya, Debabrata +7 more
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Down/up conversion luminescence of erbium-ytterbium co-deposited nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes via a microwave-assisted method [PDF]
PeerJ Materials ScienceIn this study we present the synthesis of erbium, ytterbium and erbium-ytterbium nanoparticles supported on multiwalled carbon nanotubes by a microwave-assisted method as well as the evaluation of their luminescent properties.
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