Modulation of the Yb3+ to Er3+ energy transfer in LiNbO3 crystals by applying magnetic field

Authors
Montoya, E Vina, L Wysmolek, A Potemski, M Bausa, LE
Citation
E. Montoya et al., Modulation of the Yb3+ to Er3+ energy transfer in LiNbO3 crystals by applying magnetic field, J ALLOY COM, 323, 2001, pp. 344-347
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
ISSN journal
09258388 → ACNP
Volume
323
Year of publication
2001
Pages
344 - 347
Database
ISI
SICI code
0925-8388(20010712)323:<344:MOTYTE>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Energy transfer from Yb3+ to Er3+ in LiNbO3 in dependence with an external applied magnetic field is studied. As a result, the probability of the ener gy transfer, and therefore the up-converted luminescence of Er3+ is either enhanced or inhibited, depending on the intensity of the magnetic field. Th is effect is explained in terms of the matching between the energy level of the two species, related to the effective Lande factor of each ion. (C) 20 01 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.