Optical tweezers beyond refractive index mismatch using highly doped upconversion nanoparticles
Optical tweezers are widely used in materials assembly, characterization, biomechanical
force sensing, and the in vivo manipulation of cells and organs. The trap** force has …
force sensing, and the in vivo manipulation of cells and organs. The trap** force has …
Cryogenic Yb-Doped Solid-State Lasers
TY Fan, DJ Ripin, RL Aggarwal… - IEEE Journal of …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cryogenically cooled solid-state lasers promise a revolution in power scalability while
maintaining a good beam quality because of significant improvements in efficiency and …
maintaining a good beam quality because of significant improvements in efficiency and …
Laser refrigeration, alignment and rotation of levitated Yb3+:YLF nanocrystals
The ability to cool and manipulate levitated nanoparticles in vacuum is a promising tool for
exploring macroscopic quantum mechanics,, precision measurements of forces and non …
exploring macroscopic quantum mechanics,, precision measurements of forces and non …
LiYF4:Yb/LiYF4 and LiYF4:Yb,Er/LiYF4 core/shell nanocrystals with luminescence decay times similar to YLF laser crystals and the upconversion quantum yield of …
F Carl, L Birk, B Grauel, M Pons, C Würth… - Nano Research, 2021 - Springer
We developed a procedure to prepare luminescent LiYF 4: Yb/LiYF 4 and LiYF 4: Yb,
Er/LiYF 4 core/shell nanocrystals with a size of approximately 40 nm revealing …
Er/LiYF 4 core/shell nanocrystals with a size of approximately 40 nm revealing …
Solid-state optical refrigeration
The field of optical refrigeration of lanthanide-doped solids emerged in 1994 with the first
laser cooling of an Yb 3+-doped fluoride glass, and it has recently advanced into the …
laser cooling of an Yb 3+-doped fluoride glass, and it has recently advanced into the …
High‐Efficiency Short‐Wave Infrared Emitter Enabled by Cr3+–Yb3+ Co‐Doped Phosphor
The utilization of phosphor‐converted light‐emitting diodes (pc‐LEDs) as compact short‐
wave infrared (SWIR) emitters has emerged as a promising strategy for miniature SWIR …
wave infrared (SWIR) emitters has emerged as a promising strategy for miniature SWIR …
Temperature-dependent radiative lifetime of Yb: YLF: refined cross sections and potential for laser cooling
We revisit the spectroscopic characterization of ytterbium-doped LiYF_4 (Yb: YLF) for the
application of laser cooling. Time-dependent fluorescence spectroscopy reveals a …
application of laser cooling. Time-dependent fluorescence spectroscopy reveals a …
Lithium rare-earth fluorides as photonic materials: 1. Physicochemical characterization
LiRF4 lithium rare-earth (RE) fluorides existing in the LiF–RF3 systems are important laser
materials. This review examines phase equilibria in the LiF–RF3 systems, the structure of …
materials. This review examines phase equilibria in the LiF–RF3 systems, the structure of …
Temperature dependent spectroscopic study of Yb3+-doped KG(WO4)2, KY(WO4)2, YAlO3 and YLiF4 for laser applications
We present a study on temperature dependent spectroscopic data for Yb: KGW, Yb: KYW
and Yb: YLF between 80 K and 280 K and Yb: YAP between 100 K and 300 K. Absorption …
and Yb: YLF between 80 K and 280 K and Yb: YAP between 100 K and 300 K. Absorption …
Detailed investigation of absorption, emission and gain in Yb: YLF in the 78–300 K range
We present spectroscopic measurements focusing on a detailed investigation of
temperature dependence of absorption, emission and gain in the uniaxial Yb: YLF laser gain …
temperature dependence of absorption, emission and gain in the uniaxial Yb: YLF laser gain …