title: Near-infrared luminescence of RbPb2Cl5:Bi crystals.
abstract: A wideband near-IR (NIR) luminescence centered at 1080 nm was found in a RbPb(2)Cl(5):Bi single crystal grown by the Bridgman technique. Absorption, luminescence, and excitation of luminescence spectra were investigated at room and cryogenic temperatures. The luminescence was proposed to be due to the (3)P(1)-->(3)P(0) transition in Bi(+) ion.
authors.affiliation: Fiber Optics Research Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. okhrim@fo.gpi.ru
authors.forename: Andrey G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Okhrimchuk
authors.forename: Leonid N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Butvina
authors.forename: Evgueni M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Dianov
authors.forename: Ninel V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Lichkova
authors.forename: Vladimir N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Zagorodnev
authors.forename: Kirill N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Boldyrev