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.

Optical temperature sensor based on up-conversion fluorescence emission in Yb^(3+):Er^(3+) co-doped ceramics glass

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.

Spectral and Lasing Properties of Er^(3+0/Yb^(3+) Co-Doped Phosphate Glasses Pumped by LD

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%.

Upconversion properties of Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ co-doped TeO2-Nb2O5-Li2O glasses

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.

Up-conversion luminescence properties and energy transfer of Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+)co-doped oxyfluoride glass ceramic containing CaF_2 nano-crystals

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.

Laser Cooling Using Anti-Stokes Fluorescence in Yb^(3+)-Doped Fluorozirconate Glasses

The fluorozirconate glasses ZBLANP( ZrF\-4-BaF\-2-LaF\-3-AlF\-3-NaF-PbF\-2) doped with different Yb\+ 3+ concentration were prepared. The Raman spectra and absorption spectra are measured to substantiate the existence of phonon-assisted emission. After analyzing the normalized absorption spectra of samples with different Yb\+ 3+-doped concentration, we calculated the maximum cooling effect in the 3 wt% Yb\+ 3+-doped sample pumped at 1 012.5 nm. The corresponding cooling capability is about -4.09 ℃/W and the cooling efficiency reaches 1.76%.

Frequency Up-conversion Luminescence Properties and Mechanism of Tm^(3+) /Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+) Co-doped Oxyfluorogermanate Glasses

Oxyfluoride glasses were developed with composition 60GeO 2 ·10AlF 3 ·25BaF 2 ·（1.95-x）GdF 3 · 3YbF 3 ·0.05TmF 3 ·xErF 3 （x=0.02,0.05,0.08,0.11,0.14,0.17）in mole percent.Intense blue（476 nm）,green（524 and 546 nm）and red（658 nm）emissions which identified from the 1G 4 →3H 6 transition of Tm3＋and the（2H 11/2 ,4S 3/2 ）→4I 15/2 ,4F 9/2 →4I 15/2 transitions of Er3＋,respectively,were simultaneously observed under 980 nm excitation at room temperature.The results show that multicolor luminescence including white light can be adjustably tuned by changing doping concentrations of Er3＋ion or the excitation power.In addition,the energy transfer processes among Tm3＋,Er3＋and Yb3＋ions,and up-conversion mechanisms are discussed.

Emission Properties of Yb^(3+)/Er^(3+) Doped TeO_2-WO_3-ZnO Glasses for Broadband Optical Amplifiers

The Yb3+/Er3+ doped TeO2-WO3-ZnO glasses were prepared. The absorption spectra, emission spectra and fluorescence lifetime of Er3+ at 1.5 um, excited by 970 nm were measured. The influence of Er2O3, Yb2O3 and OH-contents on emission properties of Er3+ at 1.5μm was investigated. The optimum doping concentrations for Er3+ and Yb3+ is around 3.34×1020 ions/cm3 and 6.63×1020 ions/cm3, respectively. The peak emission cross section is 0.83~0.87 pm2. With the increasing concentration of Yb3+, the FWHM of Er3+ emission at 1.5μm in the glass increases from 77 nm to 83 nm. The results show that Yb3+/Er3+ doped TeO2-WO3-ZnO glasses are promising candidate for Er3+-doped broadband optical amplifier.

Infrared-to-green upconversion properties of Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+) co-doped TeO_2-TiO_2-K_2O glasses upon excitation with 976 nm lasers diode

The energy transfer and upconversion of Er 3+ /Yb 3+ co-doped TeO2-TiO2-K2O glasses upon excitation with 976nm lasers diode were studied. The tellurite glasses were prepared by conventional melting methods. Their optical properties and sensitization upconversion spectra were performed. The dependence of green upconversion luminescence intensity on the mole ratio of Yb 3+ to Er 3+ and Er 3+ concentration were discussed in detail. When the mole ratio of Yb 3+ to Er 3+ is 25/1 and Er 3+ concentration is 0.1% （mole fraction）, or when the mole ratio of Yb 3+ to Er 3+ is 10/1 and Er 3+ concentration is 0.15%, the optimal upconversion luminescence intensity is obtained. The obtained glasses can be one of the potential candidates for lasers-diode pumping microchip solid-state lasers.

Spectroscopic Properties of Nd^(3+)-Doped Tellurite Glasses

The Nd^3＋-doped pared. The absorption and tellurite glasses were preemission spectra of Nd^3 ＋- doped tellurite glasses at room temperature were measured. The Judd-Ofelt parameters （Ω2, Ω4, Ω6） of the glasses were calculated from measured absorption spectra. The calculation results of luminescence properties （A, β, τrad, σ） of Nd^3＋ ions in the tellurite were glasses were given. Spectroscopic properties, concentration quenching in these kinds of the glasses were investigated. The results indicate that the tellurite glasses with composition of 70% TeO2, 20% ZnO, （ 10 - x ） % La2O3, x % Nd2O3 （ mol% ） show high emission cross section and low phonon energy. The fluorescent intensity and the emission cross section have a maxi- mum value at x = 0.5, namely, the optimum Nd^3 ＋ ion concentration in the tellurite glass is 0.5% （1.93 × 10^20 ions·cm^-3）. The fluorescence properties of Nd^3＋ measured are basically in accord with the calculated results.

Up-conversion photoluminescence characteristics of Yb^(3+):Er^(3+):Tm^(3+) co-doped borosilicate glasses

Yb^3＋：Er^3＋：Tm^3＋co-doped borosilicate glasses are prepared. Their strong up-conversion photoluminescence spectra in a range from ultra-violet to near-infrared, which are excited by a 978-nm laser diode, are measured, and the mechanisms of energy transfer among Yb^3＋ Er^3＋ and Tm^3＋ ions are discussed. The results show that there is an unexpected wavelength at 900-nm emission from Yb^3＋ Stark splitting levels to pump Tm^3＋ ions and there exists an optimum pump power. The concentration of the Tm^3＋ dopant gives rise to a prominent effect on the intensity of visible and near-infrared emissions for the yb^3＋：Er^3＋：Tm^3＋ co-doped borosilicate glasses.

Yb^(3+)和Tm^(3+)共掺透明磷酸盐微晶盐玻璃上转换发光性能

采用熔融冷却法制备了掺杂不同比例Yb^(3+)和Tm^(3+)的磷酸盐玻璃,通过在630℃保温1 h得到透明的微晶玻璃,对样品进行XRD测试,表明析出的晶体为Na_(3.6)Y_(1.8)(PO_(4))_(3),通过Jade6.0计算和TEM分析,其晶粒尺寸均在20~40 nm之间,小于可见光波长,透过率光谱表明,经过热处理之后微晶玻璃仍保持70%以上的透过率。研究了前驱体玻璃和微晶玻璃在980 nm LD泵浦下的上转换荧光光谱,微晶玻璃的上转换效率明显高于前驱体玻璃,在上转换荧光光谱中,475 nm处发射强烈的上转换蓝光,654 nm处发射微弱的红光,795 nm处发射较弱的红外光。随着Yb^(3+)掺杂浓度的增加其上转换效率先增大后减小,Yb^(3+)的掺杂浓度为0.9%时,产生浓度猝灭现象。通过分析上转发光强度与激光器泵浦功率之间的关系,在Yb^(3+)和Tm^(3+)共掺的磷酸盐微晶玻璃中,上转换蓝光、红光和红外光的发射均为双光子过程。解释了Yb^(3+)和Tm^(3+)在磷酸盐微晶玻璃中的上转换发光机制。利用CIE1931计算,可知Yb^(3+)和Tm^(3+)共掺磷酸盐微晶玻璃的上转换发光色度坐标落在了蓝光区域,有望用在光学储存、全色显示、蓝色防伪、蓝光激光玻璃等领域。

Spectroscopic Properties of Er^(3+)-Doped TeO_2-WO_3-ZnO-ZnF_2 Glasses

The Er^(3+)-doped TeO_2-WO_3-ZnO-ZnF_2(TWZOF) glasses were prepared. The absorption spectra, 1.5 μm emission spectra and fluorescence lifetimes of Er^(3+), excited at 970 nm, were measured. The J-O parameters Ω_ t (t =2, 4, 6), absorption and emission cross-sections were calculated. The dependence of the 1.5 μm emission intensity, fluorescence lifetime and bandwidth of the Er^(3+) emission upon the contents of ZnF_2 in glass were investigated. In TWZOF glass, Er^(3+) ions had a broad emission profile around 1.5 μm with the maximum FWHM of 83 nm. With the increasing of the content of ZnF_2, the emission intensity at peak wavelength and the fluorescence lifetime of Er^(3+) at 1.5 μm increase.

Effect of SiO_2 On the Spectroscopic Properties of Yb-Er Co-doped Phosphate Glass

yb^3＋-Er^3＋ co-doped Na20-Al2O3-SiO2-P2O5 glasses with different SiO2 content have been fabricated and characterized. Absorption and emission spectra were measured. Judd-Ofelt theory and McCumber theory are performed to analyze the measured absorption spectra. The Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters Ω4 and Ω6 decrease with increasing SiO2 content. The emission cross-section of Er^3＋ decreases from 0.82×10^-20cm^2 to 0.76 × 10^-20cm^2 as the SiO2 content varies from 0 to 20 mol%.

Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+)共掺TeO_2-Li_2O-B_2O_3-GeO_2玻璃系统的光谱性质和热稳定性研究

制备了Er3+ /Yb3+共掺的70TeO2 5Li2O (25 x)B2O3 xGeO2 (x=0, 5, 10, 15, 20mol% )系列玻璃,研究了玻璃的热稳定性能,测试了玻璃的吸收光谱、荧光光谱以及Er3+离子4I13 /2能级荧光寿命,并根据McCumber理论计算了Er3+离子4I13 /2→4I15 /2跃迁的受激发射截面 结果表明:随着GeO2 含量的增加,玻璃的热稳定性逐渐提高,荧光谱线半高宽(FWHM)保持在70nm左右,而荧光强度和Er3+离子4I13 /2能级荧光寿命逐渐提高,研究表明这种玻璃系统是一种具有应用潜能的宽带光纤放大器用的基质材料。

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。

976nm激发下Tm^(3+)/Yb^(3+)共掺TiBa玻璃微球上转换发光的形貌共振

制备了Tm3+ /Yb3+ 共掺高折射率TiBa玻璃微球 ,玻璃基材主要成分为 :TiO2 ,BaCO3和SiO2 ,稀土 (% ,摩尔分数 )掺杂 0 5Tm2 O3和 3Yb2 O3。用 976nm激光激发测量了它们的上转换蓝光发射。利用光学微腔理论讨论了玻璃微球荧光光谱中的形貌共振 ,并用Mie理论公式对共振峰间隔进行了计算 ,实验结果与计算结果相符。

Er^(3+)∶Yb^(3+)∶Tm^(3+)共掺硼硅酸盐玻璃光致发光温度特性和能级劈裂

高温固相烧结法制备了Er3+∶Yb3+∶Tm3+共掺硼硅酸盐玻璃.在978 nm半导体激光器抽运下,测量了样品在300～573 K下光致发光谱强度随温度的变化,讨论了室温时上转换绿光和红光等波段的光谱劈裂.分析了Er3+,Yb3+和Tm3+之间的能量传递机制.研究结果表明,当温度升高时,Er3+∶Yb3+∶Tm3+共掺硼硅酸盐玻璃的481 nm蓝光、517和534 nm绿光、以及657 nm红光等光致发光强度单调下降,在490 K时几乎消失.但900 nm左右的近红外光谱则随温度的升高而持续增强,而且其中心波长向短波方向移动.在室温时,光谱劈裂明显,高温时劈裂逐渐消失.

激光器用Yb^(3+)掺杂钨锌镧碲酸盐玻璃的热学、光谱和激光性质

设计组成为70TeO2-(20-x)ZnO-xWO3-5La2O3-2.5K2O-2.5Na2O一1Yb2O3(x=0,5,10,15和20mol％)的碲酸盐激光玻璃,测试了物理性质、吸收光谱、荧光光谱和荧光寿命,计算了Yb3+离子的吸收截面、受激发射截面、荧光有效线宽等参数.结果表明,随着WO3含量的增加,玻璃的热稳定性下降;当x=15mol％时,具有体系中最好的光谱性质:高的受激发射截面(1.32pm2)、长的荧光寿命(0.93ms)和宽的荧光有效线宽(74.5nm),通过激光性能评价,最小泵浦强度为0.92kW/cm2,表明掺Yb3+该组分碲酸盐玻璃是实现高能短脉冲可调谐激光器的理想增益介质.

Yb^(3+)掺杂硅酸盐玻璃的制备及光谱性质

采用高温熔融工艺制备了Yb3+掺杂硅酸盐玻璃。玻璃的非线性折射率n2小(1.62),转变温度和软化温度低(分别为540℃和585℃)。测试了玻璃的吸收光谱和发射光谱,计算了Yb3+的积分吸收截面和受激发射截面及荧光寿命。吸收光谱曲线表明:吸收区域为850~1 100 nm,主峰位于975 nm,次峰位于908和944 nm;荧光光谱曲线表明:中心峰值为1 010 nm,荧光线宽为65.5 nm。积分吸收截面和受激发射截面及荧光寿命分别为3.44×104pm3,0.710 pm2,1.05 ms。玻璃的常规性能测试和光谱特性研究表明,所制备的玻璃材料能够满足激光玻璃的使用要求。