Near-infrared quantum cutting luminescence of Er3+ (10%): tellurium glass

Xiaobo CHEN; Song LI; Lili HU; Zhufeng GENG; Guoying ZHAO; Kezhi WANG; Jingfu TAO; Wei LIN; Guojian YANG; Ping GUO

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461. 2017.03.001

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