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A microscopic monomeric mechanism for interpreting intrinsic optical bistability observed in Yb3+-doped bromide materials
Anna NapoliS.r. LuthiF. CiccarelloAntonino Messinasubject
Solitons solitary waves self-induced transparencyMaterials sciencePhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)BistabilityDopingPhysics::OpticsAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsIonOptical bistabilityInterpretation (model theory)Coupling (electronics)chemistry.chemical_compoundMonomerchemistryChemical physicsBromidedescription
We present a mechanism able to show intrinsic bistable behaviour involving single Yb3+ ions embedded into bromide lattices, in which intrinsic optical bistability (IOB) has been observed. The mechanism is based on the experimentally found coupling between the Yb3+ ion and the totally symmetric local mode of vibration of the [YbBr6]3- coordination unit. The model reproduces the IOB observed in CsCdBr3:1% Yb3+ and allows to understand the experimentally found presence of the phenomenon in the other bromides, but its absence in Cs3Lu2Cl9:Yb3+.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-01 |