Laser-induced photochromic effect in Tb 3+ -dopedsilica fibres
- 10 November 1994
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 30 (23) , 1970-1971
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19941308
Abstract
Broad-band visible absorption was induced in Tb3+ doped silica fibres when Tb3+ ions were resonantly excited at wavelengths of 476.5, 488 and 496.5 nm. The induced absorption can be partially bleached by green light at 514 nm and blue light at 457.9 nm.Keywords
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