We provide a novel hollow-core holey fibre that owns a random distribution of air holes in the cladding. Our experiments demonstrate that many of the features previously attributed to photonic crystal fibres with perf...We provide a novel hollow-core holey fibre that owns a random distribution of air holes in the cladding. Our experiments demonstrate that many of the features previously attributed to photonic crystal fibres with perfect arrangement of air holes, in particular, photonic bandgap guidance, can also be obtained in the fibre. Additionally, this fibre exhibits a second guided mode with both the two-lobe patterns, and each pattern is in different colour.展开更多
The fabrication of one kind of large core area Nd3 + doped silicate glass photonic crystal fiber, and demonstration of the fiber's waveguidence properties were reported. This fiber owns a random air hole distribut...The fabrication of one kind of large core area Nd3 + doped silicate glass photonic crystal fiber, and demonstration of the fiber's waveguidence properties were reported. This fiber owns a random air hole distribution in the cladding. The measured minimum loss of this kind of fiber is 10 dB·m-1 at 660 nm. These fibers can sustain only a single mode at least over wavelength ranging from 660 nm to 980 nm.展开更多
Near-infrared to visible upconversion luminescence was observed in a multicomponent silicate (BK7) glass containing Ce^3 + ions under focused infrared femtosecond laser irradiation. The emission spectra show that t...Near-infrared to visible upconversion luminescence was observed in a multicomponent silicate (BK7) glass containing Ce^3 + ions under focused infrared femtosecond laser irradiation. The emission spectra show that the upconversion luminescence comes from the 4f-5d transition of the Ce^3 + ions. The relationship between the intensity of the Ce^3 + emission and the pump power reveals that a three-photon absorption predominates in the conversion process from the near-infrared into the blue luminescence. The analysis of the upconversion mechanism suggests that the upconversion luminescence may come from a three-photon simultaneous absorption that leads to a population of the 5d level in which the characteristic luminescence occurs.展开更多
A new method was used to prepare erbium-doped high silica (SiO2 % 〉 96 % ) glasses by sintering nanoporous glasses. The concentration of erbium ions in high silica glasses can be considerably more than that in sili...A new method was used to prepare erbium-doped high silica (SiO2 % 〉 96 % ) glasses by sintering nanoporous glasses. The concentration of erbium ions in high silica glasses can be considerably more than that in silica glasses prepared by using conventional methods. The fluorescence of 1532 nm has an FWHM (Full Wave at Half Maximum) of 50 nm, wider than 35 nm of EDSFA (erbium-doped silica fiber amplifer), and hence the glass possesses potential application in broadband fiber amplifiers. The Judd-Ofelt theoretical analysis reflects that the quantum efficiency of this erbium-doped glass is about 0.78, although the erbium concentration in this glass (6 × 10^3) is about twenty times higher than that in silica glass. These excellent characteristics of Er-doped high silica glass will be conducive to its usage in optical amplifiers and microchip lasers.展开更多
We report on transparent Ni^2+-doped MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 glass ceramics with broadband infrared luminescence. Ni^2+-doped MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 glass is prepared by using the conventional method. After heat treatment at high te...We report on transparent Ni^2+-doped MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 glass ceramics with broadband infrared luminescence. Ni^2+-doped MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 glass is prepared by using the conventional method. After heat treatment at high temperature, MgAl2O4 crystallites are precipitated, and their average size is about 4.3 nm. No luminescence is detected in the as-prepared glass sample, while broadband infrared luminescence centred at around 1315 nm with full width at half maximum (FWHM) of about 300 nm is observed from the glass ceramics. The observed infrared emission could be attributed to the ^3T2g(^3F)→^3A2g(^3F) transition of octahedral Ni^2+ ions in the MgAl2O4 crystallites of the transparent glass ceramics. The product of the fluorescence lifetime and the stimulated emission cross section is about 1.6×10^-24 s cm^2.展开更多
We study the photodarkening effect in a double clad ytterbium-doped silica fiber fabricated by modified chemical vapor deposition and solution doping.A common measurement technology for photodarkening is used to study...We study the photodarkening effect in a double clad ytterbium-doped silica fiber fabricated by modified chemical vapor deposition and solution doping.A common measurement technology for photodarkening is used to study the photodarkening-induced absorption spectra.We present a fast and simple method to observe the PD effect by measurement of the fluorescence spectra.The method proposed here can be used to observe the influence for a short time,and thus reduces the requirements of system stability and heat management.It is obtained that under the condition of 45.5%Yb ion inversion level,photodarkening-induced excessive loss at an equilibrium state is above 4.5 dB/m and florescence intensity degradation is above 10%after 500 min pumping at 1041 nm for the home-made normal Yb/Al co-doped silica fiber.展开更多
A new kind of Nd^3+-doped high silica glass (SiO2 〉 96% (mass fraction)) was obtained by sintering porous glass impregnated with Nd^3 + ions. The absorption and luminescence properties of high silica glass dope...A new kind of Nd^3+-doped high silica glass (SiO2 〉 96% (mass fraction)) was obtained by sintering porous glass impregnated with Nd^3 + ions. The absorption and luminescence properties of high silica glass doped with different Nd^3 + concentrations were studied. The intensity parameters Ωt (t = 2, 4, 6), spontaneous emission probability, fluorescence lifetime, radiative quantum efficiency, fluorescence branching ratio, and stimulated emission cross section were calculated using the Judd-Ofelt theory. The optimal Nd^3+ concentration in high silica glass was 0.27% (mole fraction) because of its high quantum efficiency and emission intensity. By comparing the spectroscopic parameters with other Nd^3 +- doped oxide glasses and commercial silicate glasses, the Nd^3 + -doped high silica glasses are likely to be a promising material used for high power and high repetition rate lasers.展开更多
A method to fabricate europium ions doped-high silica glass for transparent fluorescence materials based on the fabrication and sintering technique of nano-porous silica glass was reported. Glasses impregnated with Eu...A method to fabricate europium ions doped-high silica glass for transparent fluorescence materials based on the fabrication and sintering technique of nano-porous silica glass was reported. Glasses impregnated with Eu ions and sintered at above 1150℃in a reduction atmosphere show a very strong blue light from an emission band at about 430 nm due to the 4f65d→4f7(8S7/2) transition of the Eu2+ ions. On the other hand, the Eu-doped glass obtained by co-impregnated with Y3+ and V5+ ions and sintering in oxidation atmosphere behaves a very strong red emission band at about 615 nm with a UV excitation. An appearance of vanadate band in the excitation spectrum of Eu3+ , Y3+ .and V5+ ions co-doped high silica glass implies an effective energy transferring from VO43- to Eu3+ and effective excitation of Eu3+ by about 500 nm strong broad emission of VO43- .展开更多
TiO2 thin films are prepared on fused silica with conventional electron beam evaporation deposition. After annealed at different temperatures for 4h, the spectra and XRD patterns of the TiO2 thin film are obtained. We...TiO2 thin films are prepared on fused silica with conventional electron beam evaporation deposition. After annealed at different temperatures for 4h, the spectra and XRD patterns of the TiO2 thin film are obtained. Weak absorption of coatings is measured by the surface thermal lensing technique, and laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) is determined. It is found that with the increasing annealing temperature, the transmittance of TiO2 films decreases. Especially when coatings are annealed at high temperature over 1173K, the optical loss is very serious. Weak absorption detection indicates that the absorption of coatings decreases firstly and then increases, and the absorption and defects play major roles in the LIDT of TiO2 thin films.展开更多
Silicate glasses co-doped with Al metal powder and Bi2O3 are prepared.The effects of Al on spectral properties of samples are studied.It is found that the absorption intensity increases with increasing Al concentratio...Silicate glasses co-doped with Al metal powder and Bi2O3 are prepared.The effects of Al on spectral properties of samples are studied.It is found that the absorption intensity increases with increasing Al concentration in bismuth doped silicate glasses.The near-infrared(NIR)emission of the samples can be controlled by Al powder concentration no matter whether or not excited by 808 nm or 976 nm lasers.Furthermore,the influence of Al on formation of Bi-NIR active ions is discussed.The dependence relationship between the emission property of~416 nm and Al concentration is a way to investigate the NIR emission origin of bismuth doped glass.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 50125258 and 60377040, and the Shanghai Nanotechnology Promote Centre (0352nm042).
文摘We provide a novel hollow-core holey fibre that owns a random distribution of air holes in the cladding. Our experiments demonstrate that many of the features previously attributed to photonic crystal fibres with perfect arrangement of air holes, in particular, photonic bandgap guidance, can also be obtained in the fibre. Additionally, this fibre exhibits a second guided mode with both the two-lobe patterns, and each pattern is in different colour.
文摘The fabrication of one kind of large core area Nd3 + doped silicate glass photonic crystal fiber, and demonstration of the fiber's waveguidence properties were reported. This fiber owns a random air hole distribution in the cladding. The measured minimum loss of this kind of fiber is 10 dB·m-1 at 660 nm. These fibers can sustain only a single mode at least over wavelength ranging from 660 nm to 980 nm.
基金Project supported bythe National Natural Science Foundation of China (50125258 and 60377040)
文摘Near-infrared to visible upconversion luminescence was observed in a multicomponent silicate (BK7) glass containing Ce^3 + ions under focused infrared femtosecond laser irradiation. The emission spectra show that the upconversion luminescence comes from the 4f-5d transition of the Ce^3 + ions. The relationship between the intensity of the Ce^3 + emission and the pump power reveals that a three-photon absorption predominates in the conversion process from the near-infrared into the blue luminescence. The analysis of the upconversion mechanism suggests that the upconversion luminescence may come from a three-photon simultaneous absorption that leads to a population of the 5d level in which the characteristic luminescence occurs.
基金Project supported bythe National Natural Science Foundation of China (50125258 and 60377040)
文摘A new method was used to prepare erbium-doped high silica (SiO2 % 〉 96 % ) glasses by sintering nanoporous glasses. The concentration of erbium ions in high silica glasses can be considerably more than that in silica glasses prepared by using conventional methods. The fluorescence of 1532 nm has an FWHM (Full Wave at Half Maximum) of 50 nm, wider than 35 nm of EDSFA (erbium-doped silica fiber amplifer), and hence the glass possesses potential application in broadband fiber amplifiers. The Judd-Ofelt theoretical analysis reflects that the quantum efficiency of this erbium-doped glass is about 0.78, although the erbium concentration in this glass (6 × 10^3) is about twenty times higher than that in silica glass. These excellent characteristics of Er-doped high silica glass will be conducive to its usage in optical amplifiers and microchip lasers.
文摘We report on transparent Ni^2+-doped MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 glass ceramics with broadband infrared luminescence. Ni^2+-doped MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 glass is prepared by using the conventional method. After heat treatment at high temperature, MgAl2O4 crystallites are precipitated, and their average size is about 4.3 nm. No luminescence is detected in the as-prepared glass sample, while broadband infrared luminescence centred at around 1315 nm with full width at half maximum (FWHM) of about 300 nm is observed from the glass ceramics. The observed infrared emission could be attributed to the ^3T2g(^3F)→^3A2g(^3F) transition of octahedral Ni^2+ ions in the MgAl2O4 crystallites of the transparent glass ceramics. The product of the fluorescence lifetime and the stimulated emission cross section is about 1.6×10^-24 s cm^2.
基金Supported by the National High-Technology Research and Development Program of China under Grant Nos 2013AA031501 and 2011AA030201.
文摘We study the photodarkening effect in a double clad ytterbium-doped silica fiber fabricated by modified chemical vapor deposition and solution doping.A common measurement technology for photodarkening is used to study the photodarkening-induced absorption spectra.We present a fast and simple method to observe the PD effect by measurement of the fluorescence spectra.The method proposed here can be used to observe the influence for a short time,and thus reduces the requirements of system stability and heat management.It is obtained that under the condition of 45.5%Yb ion inversion level,photodarkening-induced excessive loss at an equilibrium state is above 4.5 dB/m and florescence intensity degradation is above 10%after 500 min pumping at 1041 nm for the home-made normal Yb/Al co-doped silica fiber.
基金Project supported bythe National Natural Science Foundation of China (50125258 and 60377040) ,the Shanghai Nano-TechPromote Center (0352nm042)
文摘A new kind of Nd^3+-doped high silica glass (SiO2 〉 96% (mass fraction)) was obtained by sintering porous glass impregnated with Nd^3 + ions. The absorption and luminescence properties of high silica glass doped with different Nd^3 + concentrations were studied. The intensity parameters Ωt (t = 2, 4, 6), spontaneous emission probability, fluorescence lifetime, radiative quantum efficiency, fluorescence branching ratio, and stimulated emission cross section were calculated using the Judd-Ofelt theory. The optimal Nd^3+ concentration in high silica glass was 0.27% (mole fraction) because of its high quantum efficiency and emission intensity. By comparing the spectroscopic parameters with other Nd^3 +- doped oxide glasses and commercial silicate glasses, the Nd^3 + -doped high silica glasses are likely to be a promising material used for high power and high repetition rate lasers.
基金Project supported by Shanghai Nanotechnology Promotion Center (0352nm042)
文摘A method to fabricate europium ions doped-high silica glass for transparent fluorescence materials based on the fabrication and sintering technique of nano-porous silica glass was reported. Glasses impregnated with Eu ions and sintered at above 1150℃in a reduction atmosphere show a very strong blue light from an emission band at about 430 nm due to the 4f65d→4f7(8S7/2) transition of the Eu2+ ions. On the other hand, the Eu-doped glass obtained by co-impregnated with Y3+ and V5+ ions and sintering in oxidation atmosphere behaves a very strong red emission band at about 615 nm with a UV excitation. An appearance of vanadate band in the excitation spectrum of Eu3+ , Y3+ .and V5+ ions co-doped high silica glass implies an effective energy transferring from VO43- to Eu3+ and effective excitation of Eu3+ by about 500 nm strong broad emission of VO43- .
文摘TiO2 thin films are prepared on fused silica with conventional electron beam evaporation deposition. After annealed at different temperatures for 4h, the spectra and XRD patterns of the TiO2 thin film are obtained. Weak absorption of coatings is measured by the surface thermal lensing technique, and laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) is determined. It is found that with the increasing annealing temperature, the transmittance of TiO2 films decreases. Especially when coatings are annealed at high temperature over 1173K, the optical loss is very serious. Weak absorption detection indicates that the absorption of coatings decreases firstly and then increases, and the absorption and defects play major roles in the LIDT of TiO2 thin films.
基金the National High-Technology Research and Development Program of China(2013AA031501)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(ZRY0535).
文摘Silicate glasses co-doped with Al metal powder and Bi2O3 are prepared.The effects of Al on spectral properties of samples are studied.It is found that the absorption intensity increases with increasing Al concentration in bismuth doped silicate glasses.The near-infrared(NIR)emission of the samples can be controlled by Al powder concentration no matter whether or not excited by 808 nm or 976 nm lasers.Furthermore,the influence of Al on formation of Bi-NIR active ions is discussed.The dependence relationship between the emission property of~416 nm and Al concentration is a way to investigate the NIR emission origin of bismuth doped glass.