Average lifetime of the bands at 382 nm and 542 nm for the CaF2 doped with different concentration of Tb3+ ions.
Tb concentration (mol%) | Lifetime (ms) Exc@257 nm | Lifetime (ms) Exc@486 nm | W CR (s−1) | η CR (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
382 nm band | 542 nm band | 542 nm band | |||
0.25 | 8.8 | 22.5 | 15.6 | — | — |
0.5 | 8.5 | 21.4 | 14.5 | 4 | 3.4 |
1 | 8.4 | 20.9 | 13.1 | 5 | 4.5 |
2 | 7.9 | 20.1 | 11.3 | 13 | 10.2 |
4 | 7.8 | 17.5 | 10.0 | 15 | 11.4 |
6 | 7.2 | 17.4 | 9.4 | 25 | 18.2 |
8 | 6.9 | 14.5 | 8.3 | 31 | 21.6 |
10 | 6.6 | 12.4 | 7.4 | 38 | 25.0 |