Growth,structure and spectral characteristics of KEr_(0.1)Yb_(0.9)(WO_4)_2 laser crystal

The 10 at.% Er3+-doped KYb(WO4)2(KEr0.1Yb0.9(WO4)2) laser crystal with dimensions up to 25 mm×15 mm×10 mm was grown by the Kyropoulos method.The crystal structure was identified as β-KEr0.1Yb0.9(WO4)2 by XRD analysis.Through TG-DTA curves,the melting point and transition point of the crystal were determined to be 1058 and 1031 °C,respectively.Infrared spectrum and Raman spectrum were measured,and the vibration frequencies of infrared and Raman active modes for the crystal were assigned.The absorption cross section is 3.1×10-20 cm2 at chief peak of 981 nm with the absorption line width of 26 nm.Based on the Judd-Ofelt theory,the intensity parameters ?λ(λ=2,4,6) calculated were:?2=16.34×10-20 cm2,?4=4.18×10-20 cm2,and ?6=1.26×10-20 cm2.There was a strong emission peak near 1533 nm and the emission line width at the main peak at 1533 nm run up to 55 nm with the emission cross section of 3.47×10-20 cm2 .These optical parameters indicated the potential of this crystal used as an excellent laser material for 1540 nm nearby human-eye safe.     

Crystal growth,structure and laser performance of a new Yb~(3+):KBaY(MoO_4)_3 crystal

A Yb~(3+):KBaY(MoO_4)_3(Yb3+:KBYM) crystal with dimensions of 51 mm × 27 mm x 10 mm was successfully grown by the TSSG method.The characteristics of the crystal structure and probability of good optical properties were analyzed.The absorption and emission spectra of Yb3+:KBYM crystal exhibit broadened bands,with the maximum absorption cross-sections of 1.17 x 10~(-20),1.44 ×10~(-20) and 1.37 x 10-20 cm~2 at976 nm for X-,Y-and Z-polarizations,respectively.The corresponding absorption FWHMs are as wide as 77,46 and 55 nm.The well-known re-absorption effect of Yb3+in the crystal is discussed.Two methods,the Fiichtbauer-Ladenburg method(FL) and reciprocity method(RM) were adopted to compute the emission cross-sections and results show a certain discrepancy but the errors are allowable.The laser potentiality of the Yb3+:KBYM crystal was also evaluated by calculations of minimum inversion fraction β_(min),saturation pump intensity I_(sat),the minimum pump intensity I_(min) and gain cross-sections spectra.Laser experiment was carried out and Watt-level continuous wave laser has been realized.Results indicate that the Yb~(3+):KBYM crystal with a disordered structure may be a potential laser media that can be used to generate tunable and ultrashort pulse laser emissions with high quality beam.     

Spectral properties of Tm,Ho:LiYF4 laser crystal

The LiYF4 single crystal codoped with thulium and holmium ions was successfully grown by the Cz method. The optimal technical parameters obtained were as follows: the pulling rate was 0.16 mm/h; the rotation speed was 3 rpm; the cooling rate was 15 °C/h. The result of XRD curve showed that as-grown Tm,Ho:LiYF4 laser crystal belonged to the monoclinic system with scheelite-type structure and space group I41/a. The cell parameters calculated were: a=0.52160 nm, c=1.09841 nm and Z=4. Absorption and fluorescence spectra of Tm,Ho:LiYF4 laser crystal at room temperature were measured and analysed. The absorption cross section, FWHM and absorption coefficient at 779.3 nm calculated were 7.44×10-21 cm2, 8.7 nm and 2.23 cm-1, respectively. An intensive fluorescence emission peak appeared near 2045 nm. The emission cross section and fluorescence lifetime were 0.87×10-20 cm2 and 10.8 ms, respectively. The ratio of Tm-Ho transfer to its back-transfer process was 10.6.     

Crystal Growth and Spectral Properties of Yb3+:KY(WO4)2

Laser crystal Yb∶KYW was grown by the Kyropoulos method. A grown crystal was identified as β-Yb∶KYW by XRD. By TG-DTA the melting point and transition point of the crystal are 1045 and 1010 ℃, respectively. Infrared spectrum and Raman spectrum were measured, and the vibrational frequencies of infrared and Raman active modes for Yb∶KYW crystal were assigned. Absorption spectrum of Yb∶KYW shows that there are two intensive absorption peaks at 940 and 980 nm, respectively, and the absorption cross section is 1.34×10-19 cm2 at chief peak of 980 nm. There exist three intensive emission peaks in Yb∶KYW at 990, 1010 and 1030 nm, respectively, and the emission line width of the chief peak 1030 nm runs up to 16 nm. It was calculated that the peak emission cross section is 3.1×10-20 cm2 at 1030 nm.     

Growth,structural, spectral and high-power continuous-wave laser operation of Yb_(0.11)Gd_(0.89)COB crystal

A Yb_(0.11)Gd_(0.89)Ca_4O(BO_3)_3 crystal with new composition was grown by the Czochralski method. The crystal structure was measured and analyzed. The unit-cell parameters of the Yb_(0.11)Gd_(0.89)COB were calculated to be a=0.8089(7) nm, b=1.5987(6) nm, c=0.3545(8) nm, β=101.22o. The absorption and fluorescence spectra were measured. The maximum absorption cross-section of Yb_(0.11)Gd_(0.89) COB crystal was 0.79×10~(–20)cm~2, which occurred at 976 nm with Y polarization. The emission cross-section at 1027 nm was calculated to be 0.33×10~(–20) cm~2. The radiative lifetime trad was calculated to be 2.74 ms. The Stark energy-level diagram of Yb~(3+)in the Yb_(0.11)Gd_(0.89)COB crystal field at room temperature was determined. The ground-state energy level ~2F_(7/2) splitting was calculated to be as large as 1004 cm~(–1) and the zero-line energy was 10246 cm~(–1). A maximum output power of 9.35 W was achieved in continuous-wave(CW) mode, with the slope efficiency being 42.1%. Chemical etching experiment revealed that the dominating imperfections in the studied Yb_(0.11)Gd_(0.89) COB crystal were dislocations and sub-grain boundaries. The existence of crystal defects could cause light scattering, and degrade laser output efficiency. The influence of crystal defects on laser properties was discussed.     

Growth and Spectral Properties of Crystal Er^3＋ ：Y0.5Gd0.5VO4

Er^3＋ ：Y0.5Gd0.5VO4 crystal with good optical quality was grown by Czochraski method. The structure of the crystal was determined by X-ray powder diffraction method. The segregation coefficient of Er^3 ＋ ions in the crystal was measured by the ICP method. The absorption and emission spectra were also measured. On the basis of the spectra, the absorption cross-sections, emission spectrum FWHM and fluorescence lifetime of the crystal were calculated. From the properties mentioned above.     

Up-conversion luminescence properties of Yb^3＋ and Ho^3＋ co-doped Bi3.84W0.16O6.24 powder synthesized by hydrothermal method

Using polyethylene glycol (PEG) as the surfactant, Bi3.84W0.16O6.24 up-conversion luminescence nano-crystal co-doped with Yb3+ and Ho3+ ions was synthesized by the hydrothermal method. The structure and properties of luminescence powder were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). It was of cubic system when the sample was synthesized at a low temperature and the particle size was about 30 nm. The results showed that adding surfactants was useful to improve the powder agglomeration and the grain crystal was spherical. The green emission peak at 546 nm and red emission peak at 655 nm, corresponding to the ( 5F4, 5S2)→ 5 I 8 and the 5 F 5 → 5 I 8 transitions of Ho 3+ , respectively, were simultaneously observed at room temperature under excitation of 980 nm semiconductor laser. The up-conversion luminescence intensity was the strongest when the concentration ratio of Yb3+ /Ho3+ was 6:1 and the concentration of Ho 3+ ion was 1.5 mol.%. The up-conversion mechanism was also studied. The green and red emission peaks were the two-photon absorption according to the relationship between the pump power and the luminescence intensity.     

Effect of dopant concentration on the spectra characteristic in Zr~(4+) doped Yb:Nd:LiNbO_3 crystals

A series of Yb:Nd:LiNbO_3 crystals tridoped with various concentrations of Zr~(4+)(1 mol.%, 2 mol.% and 4 mol.%) were grown by the Czochralski technique from the congruent melt. The X-ray powder diffraction, UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectra and IR transmittance spectra were measured to analyze the crystal composition and defect structure. The Zr~(4+), Yb~(3+) and Nd~(3+) ions in LiNbO_3 crystal had two effects: volume compensation effect and ion valence state compensation effect. The Zr O2 doping threshold concentration was nearly 2.0 mol.%. The fluorescence emissions of Nd~(3+) ions and Yb~(3+) ions were observed under 808 nm excitation. The intensity of fluorescence emissions enhanced with the increasing of the Zr~(4+) doping concentrations. The Zr:Yb:Nd:LiNbO_3 crystals with 4 mol.% doping concentration of Zr~(4+) ion revealed strong emission around 1 μm, which is of great significance for laser materials.     

Optical Limiting Respome in Er^3＋-Doped TeO2 -Nb2O5 -ZnO Glass

The nonlinear absorption properties of Er^3＋ doped telluride glass were investigated with picosecond laser pulses. The optical limiting response was measured with a transmission technique and reverse saturable absorption （RSA） with a Z-scan technique, which proved that the glass was a promising material for practical optical limiters. The experimental resulted showed that the excited absorption was responsible for the measured RSA, resulting in the optical limiting response. The measured data could be well simulated with a rate equation model to obtain the absorption cross sections of the excited state.     

Growth and spectral characteristics of a new promising stoichiometric laser crystal: Ca9Yb（VO4）7

A Ca9Yb(VO4)7 crystal with dimensions of Φ23 mm×35 mm was grown successfully by Czochralski method. Its thermal conductivity was 1.06 W/(m?K) at room temperature. The absorption cross-sections at 980 nm were 1.80×10–20 cm2 and 1.28×10–20 cm2 for π- and σ- polarizations, respectively, with a full-width at half-maximum of 34 nm. The crystal had a broad emission at around 1025 nm with a full-width at half-maximum of 67 nm for π- polarization and 70 nm for σ- polarization. The emission cross-sections of the crystal were calculated by using reciprocity method and Füchtbauer-Ladenburg formula. The emission cross-sections at 1025 nm were 3.57×10–20 cm–2 and 1.91×10–20 cm–2 for π- and σ- polarization, respectively. The fluorescence lifetime was 332 μs. The results indicated that the crystal is a promising femtosecond and tunable laser material.     

Chinalco Signed Framework Agreement for Strategic Cooperation with Harbin Municipal Government

正Last month,Chinalco signed framework agreement for strategic cooperation with Harbin Municipal Government in Harbin Xiong Weiping,Chairman of Chinalco,said that based on the strategic deployment to build world top-class mining company with the highest growth potential,Chinalco was now concentrating all efforts on making strategic transition and structural adjustment,strategic cooperation with the local governments where     

Jiangxi Promotes Jiangxi Copper Corporation To Become The World's Most Competitive Mining Company

<正>According to the latest info from Jiangxi Province State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission,Jiangxi Copper Corporation was approved to become the first pilot enterprise for deepening reform.Contents of the pilot work is"Three Self"(self expansion,self decision-making,self     

Journal of Rare Earths Contents List of Vol.32(2014)

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Contributions to Baosteel Technical Research wanted

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Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: No Short Term Solution For Our Country’s Excess Nonferrous Metal Smelting Capacity

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Chinalco Signed Framework Agreement for Strategic Cooperation with Gansu Province

正Recently,Chinalco and Gansu Provincial People’s Government signed"Framework Agreement for Strategic Cooperation on Reform,Restructuring and Transition Development of Chinalco’s Electrolytic Aluminum Enterprises in Gansu",signifying that the strategic cooperation between Chinalco and Gansu Province had made new substantive progress.     

Unavoidable Economic Cycle:30% Of Nonferrous Metal Companies Were Involved In Restructuring

正Owing to continual downturn in real estate and bulk commodity markets,a number of traditional industries in China suffered unfavorable impact in performance.With the progressive disclosure of third quarter report,the no-pleasant-surprise performance of     

Baotou Rare Earth Became the World's Biggest High Performance Magnetic Material Base

正The High Performance Magnetic Material Phase II Project,an industry upgrading project implemented by Inner Mongolia Baotou IronSteel Rare Earth(Group)Hi-tech Co.,Ltd,recently basically finished equipment commissioning,signifying that the enterprise had developed the production capacity of15000 t/a Nd-Fe-B strip casting alloy and 5000t/a Nd-Fe-B magnet,thus becoming the world’s     

Introducing Two Central Enterprises to Integrate Rare Earth Industry,Shandong Rare Earth Group Breaks Surface

正With the signing of"Letter of intention for Propelling Integration of Shandong Rare Earth Enterprises"between Shandong Province Commission Of Economy and Informatization,China IronSteel Research Institute Group("China Steel Institute"),and China Rare MetalsRare Earth Co.,Ltd("China Rare Earth"),the"Shandong Rare Earth Group"jointly set up by the 3 units thus broke surface.On August 9,reporters of the China Economic Herald learned from Shandong Province     

Aluminium Production by Province or City in 2014

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