Method and Apparatus for Producing High Brightness MID-IR Fluorescence from Phosphor Materials.

Abstract

A phosphor is made of a low phonon energy host material and a small amount of either a rare earth or a compound of a rare earth. When the phosphor is activated by a light source which functions as an optical pump the phosphor emits light of highly enhanced brightness in the mid-IR range. Examples of host materials are heavy tri-halide crystals and chalcogenide glasses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 29, 1997
Accession Number
ADD018384

Entities

People

  • Barry B. Harbison
  • Barry J. Feldman
  • Brandon Shaw
  • John A. Moon
  • S. R. Bowman

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amorphous Materials
  • Amplifiers
  • Atomic Structure
  • Atoms
  • Chalcogenide Glass
  • Detectors
  • Energy Levels
  • Ground State
  • Lasers
  • Light Emitting Diodes
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Optical Materials
  • Patent Applications
  • Radiation
  • Rare Earth Elements
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Materials Science and Engineering.