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Local field effect of the host matrix on the decay time of doped emitters

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Experimental results for variations in the lifetime of excited states of Sm3+ ions incorporated in a glassy system with a ‘refractive index’ have been reported. Increasing content of barium carbonate in the solid host matrix results in a fairly large variation in its refractive index, which provides a way to determine the local field effects for ions doped in the solid host material. Measurements are observed to be in disagreement with the virtual cavity model, while they show a reasonable agreement with the real cavity model.

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Rai, V.K. Local field effect of the host matrix on the decay time of doped emitters. Appl. Phys. B 100, 871–874 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-010-4152-1

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