The 0.6 at.%Pr^(3+)-doped CaF_(2)-YF_(3)crystal was successfully grown by the temperature gradient technique(TGT).X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the grown crystal still had cubic structure.The absorption spect...The 0.6 at.%Pr^(3+)-doped CaF_(2)-YF_(3)crystal was successfully grown by the temperature gradient technique(TGT).X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the grown crystal still had cubic structure.The absorption spectrum,emission spectrum,Judd-Ofelt analysis and fluorescence decay curve at room temperature were discussed.The fluorescence lifetime of Pr:CaF_(2)-YF_(3)crystal was 45.46µs,and theσem·τof ^(3)P0→^(3)H_(6) and ^(3)P0→^(3)F_(2) transitions were calculated to be 80.92×10^(−20) cm^(2)·µs and 388.7×10^(−20) cm^(2)·µs,respectively.The FWHMs are 20.1 nm and 6.8 nm,which are higher than those of Pr:LiYF_(4),Pr:LiLuF_(4),Pr:LiGdF_(4) and Pr:BaY_(2)F_(8) crystals.The results show that the Pr:CaF_(2)-YF_(3)crystal is expected to achieve 605 nm orange light and 642 nm red light laser operation.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61805177,61861136007,and 61621001).
文摘The 0.6 at.%Pr^(3+)-doped CaF_(2)-YF_(3)crystal was successfully grown by the temperature gradient technique(TGT).X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the grown crystal still had cubic structure.The absorption spectrum,emission spectrum,Judd-Ofelt analysis and fluorescence decay curve at room temperature were discussed.The fluorescence lifetime of Pr:CaF_(2)-YF_(3)crystal was 45.46µs,and theσem·τof ^(3)P0→^(3)H_(6) and ^(3)P0→^(3)F_(2) transitions were calculated to be 80.92×10^(−20) cm^(2)·µs and 388.7×10^(−20) cm^(2)·µs,respectively.The FWHMs are 20.1 nm and 6.8 nm,which are higher than those of Pr:LiYF_(4),Pr:LiLuF_(4),Pr:LiGdF_(4) and Pr:BaY_(2)F_(8) crystals.The results show that the Pr:CaF_(2)-YF_(3)crystal is expected to achieve 605 nm orange light and 642 nm red light laser operation.
