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Lasing and fluorescence properties of ten dyes covering the spectral range from 400 nm to 800 nm were studied in a silica matrix prepared by the sol-gel technique. The dye-doped sol-gel silica samples fluoresced strongly under laser excitation. Many of the samples were also induced to superradiate. In comparison to dyes in alcohol solvents, significant red-shifting was observed in the sol-gel silica fluorescence spectra. Plausible causes of the red-shift are discussed.
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Lo, D., Parris, J.E. & Lawless, J.L. Laser and fluorescence properties of dye-doped sol-gel silica from 400 nm to 800 nm. Appl. Phys. B 56, 385–390 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00324537
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