Review of the properties of up-conversion phosphors for new emissive displays

Author

Rapaport, Alexandra ; Milliez, Janet ; Bass, Michael ; Cassanho, Arlete ; Jenssen, Hans

Author_Institution

Coll. of Opt. & Photonics/CREOL, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Volume

2

Issue

1

fYear

2006

fDate

3/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

68

Lastpage

78

Abstract

In this paper, we review the properties of up-conversion (UC) materials and assess their potential for a new display technology. UC materials absorb near infrared light and re-emit in the visible. Some of their most appealing characteristics for displays are: a wide color gamut with very saturated colors, very high brightness operation without damage to the emitters, long lifetimes and efficiencies comparable to those of existing technologies. Other advantages include simplicity of fabrication, versatility of operation modes, and the potential for greatly reduced display weight and depth.

Keywords

brightness; colour; display devices; phosphors; brightness; color gamut; display technology; emissive displays; fluorescence spectroscopy; infrared light; luminescence; optical frequency up-conversion; optical scattering; rare earth compounds; saturated colors; up-conversion materials; up-conversion phosphors; visible light; Crystalline materials; Diode lasers; Displays; Erbium; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Phosphors; Displays; fluorescence spectroscopy; luminescence; optical frequency up-conversion (UC); optical scattering; rare-earth (RE) compounds;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Display Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1551-319X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JDT.2005.863781

Filename

1597155