A kind of novel experiment was disclosed as it possessed two bands of fluorescence emission at 1.4 and 1.6 μm, which were perfectly complimentary to the current C band of optic communication. The fluorescence was bas...A kind of novel experiment was disclosed as it possessed two bands of fluorescence emission at 1.4 and 1.6 μm, which were perfectly complimentary to the current C band of optic communication. The fluorescence was based on energy transfer and up-conversion processes between Tm^3+ and Yb^3+ under direct pumping of 975 nm LD. The spectra and lifetimes of Tm^3+ fluorescence in the tellurite glass were described. The corresponding fluorescence characteristics and energy migration process were analyzed by the method of lifetime and intensity comparison. The mechanism of the up-conversion based IR fluorescence was presented upon analyzing the multi-photon pumping process. The potential advantages of Tm^3+/Yb^3+ co-doped tellurite glass as amplifier material were concluded.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Provience, China (2006C21082)National Natural Science Foundation of China (60677015)+1 种基金Foundation of Ningbo University (XR0710018)sponsored by KC Wong Magna Fund in NingBo University
文摘A kind of novel experiment was disclosed as it possessed two bands of fluorescence emission at 1.4 and 1.6 μm, which were perfectly complimentary to the current C band of optic communication. The fluorescence was based on energy transfer and up-conversion processes between Tm^3+ and Yb^3+ under direct pumping of 975 nm LD. The spectra and lifetimes of Tm^3+ fluorescence in the tellurite glass were described. The corresponding fluorescence characteristics and energy migration process were analyzed by the method of lifetime and intensity comparison. The mechanism of the up-conversion based IR fluorescence was presented upon analyzing the multi-photon pumping process. The potential advantages of Tm^3+/Yb^3+ co-doped tellurite glass as amplifier material were concluded.