Tm^(3+)-doped tellurite glass with Yb^(3+) energy sensitized for broadband amplifier at 1400–1700 nm bands

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.

Guiding properties of proton-implanted Nd^(3+)-doped phosphate glass waveguides

We report on the fabrication and properties of an optical waveguide in Nd^(3+)-doped phosphate glass.The planar waveguide was obtained by 550-ke V proton implantation with a dose of 8.0×10^(16)ions/cm^(2).The proton–glass interaction was simulated by the stopping and range of ions in matter(SRIM software).The characteristics of the waveguide including the refractive index profile and the near-field intensity distribution were studied by the reflectivity calculation method and the end-face coupling technique.The optical waveguide demonstrated multi-mode behavior at the wavelength of 632.8 nm.The propagation features of the proton-implanted Nd^(3+)-doped phosphate glass waveguide shows its potential to operate as an integrated photonic device.

The influence of cation additives on the NIR luminescence intensity of Er^(3+)-doped borate glasses

Er3+-doped 25BaO-(25-x)SiO2-xAl2O3-25B2O3 transparent glasses are prepared with x = 0,12.5 and 25 by a solid-state reaction.The Er-related NIR luminescence intensity,which corresponds to the transition of 4I15/2-4I13/2,is obviously altered with different silicon/aluminum ratios.The Judd-Ofelt parameters of the Er3+ ions are adopted to explain the intensity change in the NIR fluorescence,and the Raman scattering intensity versus the amount of Al and/or Si components are discussed.The spectra of the three samples are quite similar in the peak positions,but different in intensity.The maximal phonon density of state for the samples is calculated from the Raman spectra and is correlated to the NIR luminescence efficiency.

超短脉冲激光在掺Er^(3+)磷酸盐玻璃中制备光波导的实验研究

超短脉冲激光通过非线性吸收调制光学材料折射率提供了一种高效制备集成三维光子器件的途径.掺Er^(3+)磷酸盐玻璃由于其优异的特性以及在1.55μm通信波段附近的发射光谱,成为了集成光学主动增益材料中的研究热点.实验采用重复频率1 kHz,中心波长800 nm,脉冲宽度120 fs的钛宝石飞秒激光放大系统作为制备波导的光源,系统研究了加工参数对激光写入形貌、波导形成及光学特性的影响.实验结果表明,在狭缝整形辅助短焦物镜横向刻写条件下,写入脉冲能量为1.8μJ时,光波导可以在写入速度为10μm/s-160μm的较宽范围内形成;写入速度为40μm/s时,光波导写入脉冲能量参数窗口为1.6μJ-2.0μJ;波导写入深度在125μm-200μm范围时,波导横截面对称性较好且折射率修改明显;近场强度测量结果显示所制备波导近场强度分布对称,导光特性良好.通过有限差分法反推波导区域折射率修改分布,结果显示最大折射率修改为Δn=6.6×10^(-4).截断传输损耗测量结果显示所制备波导的传输损耗低至0.91 dB/cm.

Er^(3+)-Yb^(3+)共掺磷酸盐玻璃平面波导

研制一种新型的Er3+ Yb3+共掺磷酸盐激光玻璃材料,在其上用离子交换方法进行平面光波导制作研究。实验表明,该玻璃在AgNO3+KNO3+NaNO3混合熔盐中具有良好的化学稳定性,为平面光波导放大器的制作提供了实验依据。

具有高机械强度的掺Er^(3+)∶TeO_2-Nb_2O_5玻璃的光谱性质研究

熔制了掺铒碲铌玻璃样品(100-X)TeO2-XNb2O5(X=5,10,15,20mol%),测试了其密度、折射率、转变温度、析晶温度、维氏机械强度、吸收光谱、荧光光谱、荧光寿命等参量。利用Judd-Ofelt和McCumber理论分别计算了铒离子强度参量Ωt(t=2,4,6)和受激发射截面σemi的大小,研究了掺铒碲铌玻璃样品光谱参量对Nb2O5成分的依赖性,并与典型的碲锌钠玻璃(75TeO2-20ZnO-5Na2O)在热学、机械强度、光谱性质和放大品行四个方面进行了比较.

Near-infrared carbon-implanted Er^3＋/yb^3＋ co-doped phosphate glass waveguides

The Er3＋/yb3＋ co-doped phosphate （EYDP） glass waveguides operated at 1539 nm have been manufactured by using the implantation technique of carbon ions under the condition of 6.0 MeV energy and 5.0 × 10^13 ions/cm2 fluence in this work. The ion implantation process was computed by means of the stopping and range of ions in matter. The dark-mode spectrum at 1539 nm of the waveguide was recorded by the method of the prism coupling measurement. The microscopic image of the fabricated structure was photographed by an optical microscope. It is the first step for the application of the waveguides on the base of EYDP glasses in optical- integrated photonic devices at near-infrared band.

Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+)共掺Al_2O_3光波导放大器的成分优化(英文)

利用980nm泵浦光激发下Er3+/Yb3+共掺Al2O3光波导放大器的粒子数速率方程,研究了稀土离子掺杂浓度对Er3+/Yb3+共掺Al2O3光波导放大器光学增益的影响。在此模型中,充分考虑到受激吸收、受激发射、自发辐射、能量转移等过程,揭示了稀土离子掺杂浓度和光学增益之间的紧密关系。结果表明,适量Yb3+的共掺杂能够显著提高Al2O3光波导放大器的光学增益。光波导放大器中Er3+/Yb3+的最佳共掺杂浓度不是固定值,受到泵浦功率、光波导放大器长度等因素影响,揭示了各有关报道中最佳掺杂浓度结果不一致的原因。

制备工艺对掺杂NaYF_4∶Er^(3+),Yb^(3+)发光纳米晶的聚合物光波导放大器性能的影响

制备了NaYF_4∶Er^(3+),Yb^(3+)纳米晶,表征了纳米晶的形貌,通过物理掺杂的方式将纳米粒子掺杂到SU-8中作为光波导放大器的芯层材料,优化了波导放大器的尺寸,利用旋涂、刻蚀等工艺,在二氧化硅衬底上制备了光波导放大器。实验中用光漂白法和湿法刻蚀两种方法制备光波导放大器,分别给出了两种方法制备的器件的结构、工艺流程、光场模拟结果,并对两种方法制备的器件的放大特性进行了测试。测试结果表明,当980 nm波长的泵浦光功率为241 m W且1 550 nm波长的信号光功率为0.1 m W时,使用湿法刻蚀法制备的放大器得到2.7 d B的相对增益。当980 nm波长的泵浦光功率为235 m W且1 550 nm波长的信号光功率为0.1 m W时,使用光漂白法制备的放大器得到4.5 d B的相对增益。根据以上测试结果,分析了两种工艺对器件性能的影响。

掺Er^(3+):Al_2O_3平面光波导的溶胶—凝胶制备

掺铒光波导主要用来制作光波导放大器。采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了透明、稳定的掺铒的铝硅酸盐玻璃溶胶;使用浸渍提拉法或旋转涂敷法,并通过放在乙醇蒸汽中干燥,可在玻璃表面得到均匀的凝胶膜;最后样品在一定温度下烧结;通过多次重复涂敷-烧结这一工艺流程可以形成厚的硅酸盐玻璃膜层并得到波导结构。使用显微镜研究了凝胶膜表面性质,通过棱镜耦合法测量了波导的有效折射率Nm,也测定了所制备波导的吸收光谱。溶胶-凝胶法在制作均匀性好、高掺铒浓度的铝硅酸盐玻璃光波导上具有优势。

Optical Properties of a Novel Trivalent Erbium Ions Doped into Phosphate Glass

A novel Er (3+)-doped (ZnO)(P_2O_5)(B_2O_3) glass with excellent optical properties was prepared. The glasses were proved to have high stability by the investigation of the durability in boiling water. The properties of their spectra at about 1.5 μm change a lot with the concentrations of both Er (3+) and B_2O_3. Compared with Er (3+)-doped into the borate glass and the zinc phosphate glass,the glass prepared in our laboratory shows a larger quenching concentration and a much broader emission band at 1.54 μm.

镱铒共掺Al_2O_3薄膜光致发光特性优化

用中频磁控溅射方法在SiO2/Si基底上制备了五组固定掺铒浓度不同镱铒浓度比率的镱铒共掺Al2O3薄膜样品.室温下测量了薄膜在1.430μm^1.630μm波段范围内光致发光光谱.研究发现,镱的掺入有效地提高了三价铒离子的光致发光强度,最优的镱铒掺杂为:掺铒0.33 mol%,Yb3+∶Er3+=10∶1,比相同掺铒浓度单掺铒样品光致发光峰值强度增强40倍;确定的掺铒浓度,有着固定的最佳镱铒浓度比率,主要是镱铒离子间的正向和反向能量传递相互作用的结果,但最佳镱铒浓度比率随着掺铒浓度的增加呈现下降趋势;单掺铒薄膜的光致发光峰值强度随掺铒浓度呈现近Gauss形状变化,而最佳镱铒共掺样品的光致发光峰值强度随掺铒浓度呈现了倒Gauss形状变化.

Nonlinear optical properties of Er_2O_3-doped 75Nb_2O_5-20TeO_2-5ZnO glasses

We have performed time-resolved degenerate four-wave mixing (DFWM) experiments in 75Nb2O5-20TeO2-5ZnO glasses doped by Er2O3 at different excitation intensities and lattice temperatures. DFWM signal exhibits three peaks at high excitation intensities, where a main peak appears at zero time delay and two rather weak side peaks locate symmetrically at the negative and positive time delay, respectively. The main peak is attributed to local-field effect and two side peaks are attributed to Coulomb interaction (CI).

Near-infrared carbon-implanted waveguides in Tb^3+doped aluminum borosilicate glasses

Ion implantation has played a unique role in the fabrication of optical waveguide devices.Tb'-doped aluminum borosilicate(TDAB)glass has been considered as an important magneto-optical material.In this work,near-infrared waveguides have been manufactured by the(5.5+6.0)MeV C^3+ion implantation with doses of(4.0+8.0)×10^13 ions·cm^-2 in the TDAB glass.The modes propagated in the TDAB glass waveguide were recorded by a prism-coupling system.The finite-difference beam propagation method(FD-BPM)was carried out to simulate the guiding characteristics of the TDAB glass waveguide.The TDAB glass waveguide allows the light propagation with a single-mode at 1.539μm and can serve as a potential candidate for future waveguide isolators.

Er^(3+)-Yb^(3+)共掺磷酸盐玻璃(LGS-L)波导放大器设计

就作者自行研制的Er3 + Yb3 + 共掺磷酸盐玻璃 (LGS L) ,用重叠积分方法进行放大器设计。在Er3 + 、Yb3 + 掺杂浓度分别为 1.5 1× 10 2 6ions/m3 、19.1× 10 2 6ions/m3 的情况下可获得 2 .6dB/cm的增益 ;Er3 + 掺杂浓度为2× 10 2 6ions/m3 时 ,在 4cm的器件上可获得超过 15dB的增益。此外 ,讨论了信号光和抽运光光场强度的横向分布与Er3 + 、Yb3 + 横向掺杂浓度分布之间的重叠对放大器增益的影响 ,放大器的最佳长度 ,以及在 980nm抽运下 ,Yb3 + 、Er3 + 掺杂浓度比对放大器增益的影响。

用于1.5μm光波导放大器的高浓度Er^(3+)掺杂玻璃

制备了用于 1.5μm光波导放大器高浓度掺杂 Er3+的氟铝酸盐、氟锆酸盐及磷酸盐玻璃。在 0 .80μm和 0 .98μm连续激光二极管激发下分析比较了这三种玻璃 1.5μm发射的光谱特性、浓度猝灭及其机制。研究表明 :由于在 0 .98μm激发下 ,激发态吸收较 0 .80μm激发下小得多 ,因而其 1.5μm荧光发射量子效率也比 0 .80μm激发下高得多 ;氟铝酸盐玻璃具有最大的荧光强度和最小的浓度猝灭效应 ,是理想的 1.

铒镱共掺磷酸盐玻璃波导放大器及上转换性质

研究了采用离子交换和电场辅助退火法制作的铒镱共掺磷酸盐波导放大器的增益特性,测量了Er2O3,Yb2O3掺杂浓度分别为2·2wt%和4·7wt%,长度为1·2cm的器件增益,在130mW,976nm泵浦光泵浦下,输入信号光功率小于1mW时,在1535nm处得到8·5dB的小信号相对增益;当泵浦功率为30mW时,可观测到绿色的上转换辐射光,发光强度随泵浦功率增加而增大;通过单色仪和光电倍增管接收此光,确定是铒粒子由2H11/2和4S3/2能级分别跃迁至基态的上转换辐射光.

Er^(3+)-Yb^(3+)共掺磷酸盐玻璃放大器的大信号增益与量子效率理论分析

研究大信号工作状态下的Er3 + Yb3 + 共掺磷酸盐玻璃波导放大器的增益与量子转换效率。从量子转换效率的定义出发 ,得出了增益、抽运光功率以及量子转换效率三者之间关系的解析表达式。通过数值求解大信号工作状态下的Er3 + Yb3 + 共掺系统的速率方程与光功率传输方程 ,讨论了Er3 + 浓度、Yb3 + 浓度、Yb3 + 与Er3 + 浓度比率、抽运光功率以及放大器长度等因素对量子转换效率的影响。结果表明提高Er3 + 浓度与增加放大器长度均有助于提高量子转换效率 ,高Er3 + 浓度掺杂需要相应的高Yb3 + 浓度与之相匹配以减小由于高浓度Er3 + 掺杂引起的上转换效应 ,Yb3 + 浓度的提高将降低器件的量子转换效率 ,Yb3 + Er3 + 浓度之比取 1～ 2较好。

Ce^(3+)对Er^(3+)Yb^(3+)共掺氟磷酸盐玻璃光谱性质的影响

研究了能量接受离子Ce3+对Er3+上转换发光强度以及Er3+在1.5μm附近波段发光性能参数的影响,并从能量匹配及能级结构角度出发对Er3+Ce3+间的能量转移机制进行了分析.分析认为,4I112能级的Er3+通过无辐射能量转移把能量传递给2F52能级的Ce3+激发其跃迁至2F72能级,而4I112能级上的Er3+则无辐射弛豫至4I132能级,从而有效降低氟磷酸盐玻璃中Er3+的上转换发光.当Er3+浓度为1.11×1020cm-3时,Ce3+的最佳掺杂浓度为2.22×1020cm-3,此时Ce3+的引入不仅可以降低上转换发光,而且有助于提高Er3+在1.5μm附近波段的荧光强度、发射截面以及4I132能级荧光寿命.

铒镱共掺波导放大器的增益特性

在忽略放大自发辐射(ASE)及均匀掺杂和稳态的情况下,在初始能量转移效率的基础上从速率方程和传输方程出发,推导出了用于分析铒镱共掺波导放大器(EYCDWA)的新公式.利用这些公式分析了泵浦光功率、信号光功率、掺杂浓度、波导长度对放大器增益特性的影响,并与单掺铒波导放大器(EDWA)进行了比较,得到了一些具有实用价值的模拟结果.