Optical high-resolution spectroscopic study of Tm^(3+) crystal-field levels in LiLuF_4

We report on the fast high-resohition study of LiLuF4：Tm3＋. The accurate energy level scheme of Tm3＋ in the LiLuF4 matrix was obtained for the 3H6.5.4, 3F4.3.2, and ^1G4 multiplets. It was shown that electric-dipole transitions dominate for all the studied multiplets except the 3H5 one.

不同掺杂浓度Tm^(3+):LiLuF_4单晶的1800nm荧光发射(英文)

采用坩埚下降法生长了Tm3+掺杂浓度为0.45%,0.90%,1.63%与3.25%(摩尔分数,x)的LiLuF4单晶.测试了样品的电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱(ICP-AES)、X射线衍射(XRD)谱、吸收光谱(1400-2000 nm),并且分析比较了808 nm半导体激光器(LD)激发下荧光光谱.结果表明:当Tm3+的浓度从0.45%变化到3.25%时,1800 nm处的荧光强度呈现了先增后减的趋势,当掺杂浓度约为0.90%时达到最大值,而位于1470 nm处的荧光强度则呈现了相反的趋势.Tm3+:3F4能级的荧光衰减寿命随着掺杂浓度的增加不断减小.1800 nm处的这种荧光强度变化归结于Tm3+离子间的交叉驰豫效应(3H6,3H4→3F4,3F4)和自身的浓度猝灭效应.同时计算得到了浓度为0.90%的样品在1890 nm处的最大发射截面为0.392×10-20cm2.并且根据Judd-Ofelt理论所得寿命和测定的荧光寿命计算得到了3F4→3H6的最大量子效率约为120%.

Optical Spectroscopy of Pr3+ Ion Singly Doped LiLuF4 Single Crystal by Bridgman Method

High quality LiLuF4 single crystals doped with various Pr3+ ions were synthesized by a vertical Bridgman method in completely sealed platinum crucibles. The excitation spectra spans from 420 nm to 500 nm. The prepared single crystals exhibit a blue band at 480 nm(3P0→3H4), a green band at 522 nm (3P1→3H5), and a red band at 605 nm (1D2→3H4)when excited at 446 nm;their corresponding average lifetimes are 38.5μs, 37.3μs, and 36.8μs, respectively, which are much longer than those in oxide single crystals. The effects of excitation wavelength and doping concentration on emission intensities and chromaticity coordinates are investigated. The optimal Pr3+ concentration is confirmed to be 0.5%.The temperature dependent emission shows that the emission intensity constantly decreases with the increase of temperature from 298 K to 443 K due to the enhancement of nonradiative quenching at high temperature. The 3P0→3H4 transition is the most vulnerable to temperature, followed by the 3P1→3H5 transition and 1D2→3H4 transition.

Optical-transition Probability of Tm^(3+) Ions in Tm^(3+)/Er^(3+):YVO_4 Crystal

The polarized absorption spectra of Tm3+/Er3+:YVO4 crystal were measured at room temperature. Based on the Judd-Ofelt theory, the spectral parameters were obtained: the intensity parameters Wl of Tm3+ in Tm/Er:YVO4 crystal: W2 = 10.69×10-20, W4 = 0.604×10-20, W6 = 2.05×10-20 cm2 for the (100) face and W2 = 10.43×10-20, W4 = 0.13×10-20, W6 = 1.83×10-20 cm2 for the (001) face. Based on these values, the oscillator strength, radioactive lifetime and fluorescence branch ratio were calculated for Tm3+ in Tm/Er:YVO4 crystal.

Optimum fluorescence emission around 1.8μm for LiYF_4 single crystals of various Tm^(3+)-doping concentrations

In this paper, optical spectra of LiYF4 single crystals doped with Tm3＋ ions of various concentrations are reported. The emission intensity at 1.8 ktm first increases with increasing Tm3＋ concentration, and reaches a maximum value when the concentration of Tm3＋ is about 1.28 mol%, then it decreases rapidly as the concentration of Tm3＋ further increases to 3.49 mol%. The emission lifetime at 1.8 p.m also shows a similar tendency to the emission intensity. The maximum lifetime of 1.8 μm is measured to be 17.68 ms for the sample doped with Tm3＋ of 1.28 mol%. The emission cross section of 3F4 level is calculated. The maximum reaches 3.76 × 10 -21 cm2 at 1909 nm. The cross relaxation （3H6, 3H4 →3 F4, 3F4） between Tm3＋ ions and the concentration quenching effect are mainly attributed to the change of emission with Tm3＋ concentration. The largest quantum efficiency between Tm3＋ ions is estimated to be ,-147% from the measured lifetime and calculated radiative lifetime. All the results suggest that the Tm3＋/LiYF4 single crystal may have potential applications in 2 μm mid-infrared lasers.