Continuous-wave upconversion lasing with a sub-10 W cm−2 threshold enabled by atomic disorder in the host matrix

Byeong-Seok Moon; Tae Kyung Lee; Woo Cheol Jeon; Sang Kyu Kwak; Young-Jin Kim; Dong-Hwan Kim

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24751-z

Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

Continuous-wave upconversion lasing with a sub-10 W cm−2 threshold enabled by atomic disorder in the host matrix

Byeong-Seok Moon,
Tae Kyung Lee,
Woo Cheol Jeon,
Sang Kyu Kwak,
Young-Jin Kim,
Dong-Hwan Kim

Affiliations

Byeong-Seok Moon: School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
Tae Kyung Lee: Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Woo Cheol Jeon: Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Sang Kyu Kwak: Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Young-Jin Kim: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Dong-Hwan Kim: School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24751-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Upconversion microlasers present a lot of advantages but also require high pumping powers. Here the authors present a high-performing microlaser based on anti-Stokes-shift in upconversion nanoparticles synthesized using a technique of liquid quenching.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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