In this paper, Er/Yb co-doped fiber amplifiers(EYDFAs) with an Yb-band fiber Bragg grating(FBG) at the pump end to improve the performance of the amplifier is systematically studied. The influence of the reflectivity ...In this paper, Er/Yb co-doped fiber amplifiers(EYDFAs) with an Yb-band fiber Bragg grating(FBG) at the pump end to improve the performance of the amplifier is systematically studied. The influence of the reflectivity and center wavelength of the FBG along with the gain-fiber length on the performance of an EYDFA are numerically analyzed. The results show that the wavelength of the FBG has critical influence on the efficiency of the EYDFA,whereas the requirement to its reflectivity is relaxed. It is an effective and promising way to improve the efficiency of a high-power pumped EYDFA by introducing a suitable Yb-band FBG at the pump end. Based on the analysis of the underlying principles, suggestions for the practical design and possible further improvement strategies are also proposed.展开更多
Er/Yb co-doped borate-silicate glasses with various Yb concentrations were fabricated by high-temperature solid-reaction method.The photoluminescence spectra around 1.55 μm and the visible upconversion spectra were m...Er/Yb co-doped borate-silicate glasses with various Yb concentrations were fabricated by high-temperature solid-reaction method.The photoluminescence spectra around 1.55 μm and the visible upconversion spectra were measured.The radiative lifetime of Er-4I13/2,com-pared with the measured one,was obtained by Judd-Ofelt theory based on the absorption spectra.A rate equation model for Er/Yb co-doped system has been established based on the data obtained from the measurements,including the absorption and emissio...展开更多
Transparent Tm^3+/Er^3+/yb^3+ co-doped oxyfluorogermanate glass ceramics containing BaF2 nanocrystals are prepared. Under excitation of a 980-nm laser diode (LD), compared with the glass before heat treatment, th...Transparent Tm^3+/Er^3+/yb^3+ co-doped oxyfluorogermanate glass ceramics containing BaF2 nanocrystals are prepared. Under excitation of a 980-nm laser diode (LD), compared with the glass before heat treatment, the Tm^3+/Er^3+/yb^3+ co-doped oxyfluorogermanate glass ceramics can emit intense blue, green and red up-conversion luminescence and Stark- split peaks; X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) results show that BaF2 nanocrystals with an average diameter of 20 nm are precipitated from the glass matrix. Stark splitting of the up-conversion luminescence peaks in the glass ceramics indicates that Tm^3+, Er^3+ and (or) Yb^3+ ions are incorporated into the BaF2 nanocrystals. The up-conversion luminescence intensities of Tm^3+, Er^3+ and the splitting degree of luminescence peaks in the glass ceramics increase significantly with the increase of heat treat temperature and heat treat time extension. In addition, the possible energy transfer process between rare earth ions and the up-conversion luminescence mechanism are also proposed.展开更多
yb3+/Dy3+ co-doped A1203 nanopowders have been prepared by the non-aqueous sol-gel method and their up- conversion photoluminescence spectra are measured under excitation by a 980-nm semiconductor laser. The results...yb3+/Dy3+ co-doped A1203 nanopowders have been prepared by the non-aqueous sol-gel method and their up- conversion photoluminescence spectra are measured under excitation by a 980-nm semiconductor laser. The results show that there are comparatively abundant spectra of up-conversion emissions centered at 378, 408, 527 and 543, and 663 nm, corresponding to 4C9/2→ 6H13/2, 4C9/2→ 6Hll/2, 4115/2 → 6H13/2, and 4F9/2 →6Hll/2 transitions of Dy3+, respectively. Two-photon and three-photon processes are involved in ultraviolet, violet, green, and red up-conversion emissions. The energy transition between Yb3+ and Dy3+ is discussed.展开更多
The glass sample based on the composition of 45PbF_2-45GeO_2-10WO_3 co-doped with Yb^(3+)/Er^(3+) was prepared by the fusion method in two steps: melted at 950 ℃ for 20~25 min then annealed at 380 ℃ for 4 h. Throug...The glass sample based on the composition of 45PbF_2-45GeO_2-10WO_3 co-doped with Yb^(3+)/Er^(3+) was prepared by the fusion method in two steps: melted at 950 ℃ for 20~25 min then annealed at 380 ℃ for 4 h. Through the V-prism it is found that the refractive index of host glass and the sample are 1.517 and 1.65 respectively. The transmittance was observed by using the ultraviolet-visible-infrared spectrometer in the wavelength range from 0.35 to 2.5μm. The transmittance of the host glass is beyond 73%. That of the sample is beyond 50% and there are characteristic absorption peaks of rare-earth ions. The emission spectrum was measured by using the Hitachi F-4500 fluorescent spectrometer pumped by 980 nm semiconductor laser. There are a strong emission peak at 530 nm and a weak peak at 650 nm.展开更多
yb^3+:Er^3+ co-doped oxy-fluoride ceramics glass has been prepared. The mechanism of up-conversion emissions about Er^3+ was discussed, and the temperature properties of green up-conversion fluorescence between 30...yb^3+:Er^3+ co-doped oxy-fluoride ceramics glass has been prepared. The mechanism of up-conversion emissions about Er^3+ was discussed, and the temperature properties of green up-conversion fluorescence between 303 and 823 K were investigated. The results show that the sensitivity of this sample reaches its maximum value, about 0.0047 K^-1, when the temperature is 383 K, indicating that this kind of sample can be used as high temperature and high sensitivity optical temperature sensor.展开更多
The (60 - x)Bi2O3 - xGeO2-30B2O3-10ZnO (x = 5, 10, 20, 30 molar percent) glasses doped with Er^3+ and Er^3+/Yb^3+ were fabricated using the melting method. The thermal stability of the glasses was studied with ...The (60 - x)Bi2O3 - xGeO2-30B2O3-10ZnO (x = 5, 10, 20, 30 molar percent) glasses doped with Er^3+ and Er^3+/Yb^3+ were fabricated using the melting method. The thermal stability of the glasses was studied with their DTA curves. The results show that the difference between the glass transition temperature and the crystallization onset temperature increases with the increase of GeO2 content, indicating that the thermal stability of the glass has become better. The absorption spectra were recorded and the stimulated emission cross sections were calculated using the McCumber theory. The Ω2, O4, and Ω6 parameters,the transition probability, the radiative lifetime, and the fluorescence branch ratio of Er^3+ for optical transition were calculated from their absorption spectra in terms of reduced matrix U^(t)(λ = 2, 4, 6) character for optical transitions. The infrared emission of Er^3+ was measured upon excitation with 970 nm light and the full width at half-maximum (FWHM) was estimated from the emission spectra. The pumping efficiency and the intensity of the emission at the 1.54 μm band of Er^3+ were enhanced considerably by co-doping Yb^3+ .展开更多
Er^3 +/Yb^3 + phosphate glasses were fabricated. According to McCumber theory, the stimulated emission cross-section of Er^3+ ions at 1533 nm was calculated on the basis of absorption spectrum, and 0.84 × 10^-...Er^3 +/Yb^3 + phosphate glasses were fabricated. According to McCumber theory, the stimulated emission cross-section of Er^3+ ions at 1533 nm was calculated on the basis of absorption spectrum, and 0.84 × 10^-20 cm^2 is derived, the fluorescence lifetime of ^4I13/2 level is 8.5 ms. An Er^3+/Yb^3+ co-doped phosphate glass CW laser pumped by LD was demonstrated at room temperature. The maximum output power is 80 mW and slope efficiency is 16.5%.展开更多
The Er^3+/Yb^3+ co-doped TeO2-Nb2O5-Li2O glass is prepared by conventional melting method, and its upconversion spectra are measured. The intense green upconversion luminescence upon excitation with a 976 nm laser d...The Er^3+/Yb^3+ co-doped TeO2-Nb2O5-Li2O glass is prepared by conventional melting method, and its upconversion spectra are measured. The intense green upconversion luminescence upon excitation with a 976 nm laser diode is observed with the naked eyes. The dependence of luminescence intensity on the ratio of Yb^3+/Er^3+ is discussed in detail, and the relationship between the ratio of green luminescence intensity to red luminescence intensity and the ratio of Yb^3+/Er^3+ is also studied, The luminescence intensity increases with the ratio of Yb^3+/Er^3+ increasing. The ratio of Yb^3+/Er^3+ plays a more important role than the concentration of Er^3+ in determining the upconversion luminescence intensity. The ratio of green luminescence intensity to red luminescence intensity reaches a maximum when ratio of Yb^3+/Er^3+ is 3. Thus the glass could be one of the potential candidates for LD pumping solid-state lasers.展开更多
The Er^3+/yb^3+ co-doped transparent oxyfluoride glass-ceramics containing CaF2 nano-crystals were successfully prepared. After heat treatments, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images showed that CaF2 nano-...The Er^3+/yb^3+ co-doped transparent oxyfluoride glass-ceramics containing CaF2 nano-crystals were successfully prepared. After heat treatments, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images showed that CaF2 nano-crystals of 20-30 nm in diameter precipitated uniformly in the glass matrix. luminescence of Er^3+ at 540 nm and 658 nm was observed in Comparing with the host glass, high efficiency upconversion the glass ceramics under the excitation of 980 nm. Moreover, the size of the precipitated nano-crystals can be controlled by heat-treatment temperature and time. With the increase of the nano-crystal size, the intensity of the red emission increased more rapidly than that of the green emission. The energy transfer process of Er^3+ and Yb^3+ was convinced and the possible mechanism of Er^3+ up-conversion was discussed.展开更多
Er3+/Yb3+co-doped phosphate are presented, laser glass materials with composition of P2O5-A12O3-Ba CO3-KNO3-Li2O-Zn O-Er2O3-Yb2O3(R-PABKLZ) are presented, in which an optimal molar ratio of 1:4 between Er3+ and ...Er3+/Yb3+co-doped phosphate are presented, laser glass materials with composition of P2O5-A12O3-Ba CO3-KNO3-Li2O-Zn O-Er2O3-Yb2O3(R-PABKLZ) are presented, in which an optimal molar ratio of 1:4 between Er3+ and Yb3+ was observed for achieving peak laser gain. Furthermore, due to adding 4.7 mol% Li1+ and 4.6 mol% Zn2+ ions into the glass, an optimum composition structure based laser material was demonstrated. On the other hand, since the high temperature melting method with changeable temperature control was used, the emission cross section of fl uorescence, excited lifetime, and an effective spectral half width reached 9.70 × 10-21 cm2, 8.20 ms, and 53.16 nm, respectively, so that a laser gain(semi× rad) of 103.05 was obtained, which is signifi cantly higher than previously reported results. The manuscript also argued the mechanism of relevant laser gain improvement.展开更多
基金partially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin under grant 13JCYBJC16100the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grants 61107035 and 61378043+1 种基金the National Key Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development Project of China under grant 2013YQ03091502the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)under grant 2014CB340104
文摘In this paper, Er/Yb co-doped fiber amplifiers(EYDFAs) with an Yb-band fiber Bragg grating(FBG) at the pump end to improve the performance of the amplifier is systematically studied. The influence of the reflectivity and center wavelength of the FBG along with the gain-fiber length on the performance of an EYDFA are numerically analyzed. The results show that the wavelength of the FBG has critical influence on the efficiency of the EYDFA,whereas the requirement to its reflectivity is relaxed. It is an effective and promising way to improve the efficiency of a high-power pumped EYDFA by introducing a suitable Yb-band FBG at the pump end. Based on the analysis of the underlying principles, suggestions for the practical design and possible further improvement strategies are also proposed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60577014,10774018)
文摘Er/Yb co-doped borate-silicate glasses with various Yb concentrations were fabricated by high-temperature solid-reaction method.The photoluminescence spectra around 1.55 μm and the visible upconversion spectra were measured.The radiative lifetime of Er-4I13/2,com-pared with the measured one,was obtained by Judd-Ofelt theory based on the absorption spectra.A rate equation model for Er/Yb co-doped system has been established based on the data obtained from the measurements,including the absorption and emissio...
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.61265004 and 51272097)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (Grant No.20125314120018)
文摘Transparent Tm^3+/Er^3+/yb^3+ co-doped oxyfluorogermanate glass ceramics containing BaF2 nanocrystals are prepared. Under excitation of a 980-nm laser diode (LD), compared with the glass before heat treatment, the Tm^3+/Er^3+/yb^3+ co-doped oxyfluorogermanate glass ceramics can emit intense blue, green and red up-conversion luminescence and Stark- split peaks; X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) results show that BaF2 nanocrystals with an average diameter of 20 nm are precipitated from the glass matrix. Stark splitting of the up-conversion luminescence peaks in the glass ceramics indicates that Tm^3+, Er^3+ and (or) Yb^3+ ions are incorporated into the BaF2 nanocrystals. The up-conversion luminescence intensities of Tm^3+, Er^3+ and the splitting degree of luminescence peaks in the glass ceramics increase significantly with the increase of heat treat temperature and heat treat time extension. In addition, the possible energy transfer process between rare earth ions and the up-conversion luminescence mechanism are also proposed.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11004092) and the Scientific Research Fund of Education Department of Liaoning Province, China (Grant No. 2009A417).
文摘yb3+/Dy3+ co-doped A1203 nanopowders have been prepared by the non-aqueous sol-gel method and their up- conversion photoluminescence spectra are measured under excitation by a 980-nm semiconductor laser. The results show that there are comparatively abundant spectra of up-conversion emissions centered at 378, 408, 527 and 543, and 663 nm, corresponding to 4C9/2→ 6H13/2, 4C9/2→ 6Hll/2, 4115/2 → 6H13/2, and 4F9/2 →6Hll/2 transitions of Dy3+, respectively. Two-photon and three-photon processes are involved in ultraviolet, violet, green, and red up-conversion emissions. The energy transition between Yb3+ and Dy3+ is discussed.
文摘The glass sample based on the composition of 45PbF_2-45GeO_2-10WO_3 co-doped with Yb^(3+)/Er^(3+) was prepared by the fusion method in two steps: melted at 950 ℃ for 20~25 min then annealed at 380 ℃ for 4 h. Through the V-prism it is found that the refractive index of host glass and the sample are 1.517 and 1.65 respectively. The transmittance was observed by using the ultraviolet-visible-infrared spectrometer in the wavelength range from 0.35 to 2.5μm. The transmittance of the host glass is beyond 73%. That of the sample is beyond 50% and there are characteristic absorption peaks of rare-earth ions. The emission spectrum was measured by using the Hitachi F-4500 fluorescent spectrometer pumped by 980 nm semiconductor laser. There are a strong emission peak at 530 nm and a weak peak at 650 nm.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10804015 )the Science Foundation of the Education Department of Liaoning Province of China (Grant No. 2009A417)
文摘yb^3+:Er^3+ co-doped oxy-fluoride ceramics glass has been prepared. The mechanism of up-conversion emissions about Er^3+ was discussed, and the temperature properties of green up-conversion fluorescence between 303 and 823 K were investigated. The results show that the sensitivity of this sample reaches its maximum value, about 0.0047 K^-1, when the temperature is 383 K, indicating that this kind of sample can be used as high temperature and high sensitivity optical temperature sensor.
文摘The (60 - x)Bi2O3 - xGeO2-30B2O3-10ZnO (x = 5, 10, 20, 30 molar percent) glasses doped with Er^3+ and Er^3+/Yb^3+ were fabricated using the melting method. The thermal stability of the glasses was studied with their DTA curves. The results show that the difference between the glass transition temperature and the crystallization onset temperature increases with the increase of GeO2 content, indicating that the thermal stability of the glass has become better. The absorption spectra were recorded and the stimulated emission cross sections were calculated using the McCumber theory. The Ω2, O4, and Ω6 parameters,the transition probability, the radiative lifetime, and the fluorescence branch ratio of Er^3+ for optical transition were calculated from their absorption spectra in terms of reduced matrix U^(t)(λ = 2, 4, 6) character for optical transitions. The infrared emission of Er^3+ was measured upon excitation with 970 nm light and the full width at half-maximum (FWHM) was estimated from the emission spectra. The pumping efficiency and the intensity of the emission at the 1.54 μm band of Er^3+ were enhanced considerably by co-doping Yb^3+ .
文摘Er^3 +/Yb^3 + phosphate glasses were fabricated. According to McCumber theory, the stimulated emission cross-section of Er^3+ ions at 1533 nm was calculated on the basis of absorption spectrum, and 0.84 × 10^-20 cm^2 is derived, the fluorescence lifetime of ^4I13/2 level is 8.5 ms. An Er^3+/Yb^3+ co-doped phosphate glass CW laser pumped by LD was demonstrated at room temperature. The maximum output power is 80 mW and slope efficiency is 16.5%.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 60307004) and the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China (Grant No 2004Z2-D0131).
文摘The Er^3+/Yb^3+ co-doped TeO2-Nb2O5-Li2O glass is prepared by conventional melting method, and its upconversion spectra are measured. The intense green upconversion luminescence upon excitation with a 976 nm laser diode is observed with the naked eyes. The dependence of luminescence intensity on the ratio of Yb^3+/Er^3+ is discussed in detail, and the relationship between the ratio of green luminescence intensity to red luminescence intensity and the ratio of Yb^3+/Er^3+ is also studied, The luminescence intensity increases with the ratio of Yb^3+/Er^3+ increasing. The ratio of Yb^3+/Er^3+ plays a more important role than the concentration of Er^3+ in determining the upconversion luminescence intensity. The ratio of green luminescence intensity to red luminescence intensity reaches a maximum when ratio of Yb^3+/Er^3+ is 3. Thus the glass could be one of the potential candidates for LD pumping solid-state lasers.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61265004,51272097,and 11204113)the Nature and Science Fund from Yunnan Province Ministry of Education,China(Grant No.2011C13211708)
文摘The Er^3+/yb^3+ co-doped transparent oxyfluoride glass-ceramics containing CaF2 nano-crystals were successfully prepared. After heat treatments, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images showed that CaF2 nano-crystals of 20-30 nm in diameter precipitated uniformly in the glass matrix. luminescence of Er^3+ at 540 nm and 658 nm was observed in Comparing with the host glass, high efficiency upconversion the glass ceramics under the excitation of 980 nm. Moreover, the size of the precipitated nano-crystals can be controlled by heat-treatment temperature and time. With the increase of the nano-crystal size, the intensity of the red emission increased more rapidly than that of the green emission. The energy transfer process of Er^3+ and Yb^3+ was convinced and the possible mechanism of Er^3+ up-conversion was discussed.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51302019)
文摘Er3+/Yb3+co-doped phosphate are presented, laser glass materials with composition of P2O5-A12O3-Ba CO3-KNO3-Li2O-Zn O-Er2O3-Yb2O3(R-PABKLZ) are presented, in which an optimal molar ratio of 1:4 between Er3+ and Yb3+ was observed for achieving peak laser gain. Furthermore, due to adding 4.7 mol% Li1+ and 4.6 mol% Zn2+ ions into the glass, an optimum composition structure based laser material was demonstrated. On the other hand, since the high temperature melting method with changeable temperature control was used, the emission cross section of fl uorescence, excited lifetime, and an effective spectral half width reached 9.70 × 10-21 cm2, 8.20 ms, and 53.16 nm, respectively, so that a laser gain(semi× rad) of 103.05 was obtained, which is signifi cantly higher than previously reported results. The manuscript also argued the mechanism of relevant laser gain improvement.