Near Infrared Quantum Cutting in Pr3+, Yb3+ Co-doped CaWO4 Phosphors

LI Yun-qing; CUI Cai-e; HUANG Ping; WANG Lei; TIAN Yue; JIA Hai-zhen

doi:10.3788/gzxb20154407.0716001

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