Title :
Modification of fluorescence decay times in composite materials based on Nd:YAG nanoparticles
Author :
Dolgaleva, Ksenia ; Boyd, Robert W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Abstract :
We observed a bi-exponential fluorescence decay in various liquid suspensions of Nd:YAG nanoparticles, and experimentally investigated it for different particle sizes and pump wavelengths.
Keywords :
composite materials; fluorescence; nanoparticles; neodymium; yttrium compounds; Nd:YAG nanoparticles; YAG:Nd; composite materials; fluorescence decay times; liquid suspensions; particle sizes; pump wavelengths; Composite materials; Fluorescence; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Nanostructured materials; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; (160.5690) Rare earth doped materials; (260.2510) Fluorescence; (999.9999) Composite materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628818
