Er3+/Yb3+共掺Al2O3光波导放大器的成分优化

利用980 nm泵浦光激发下Er3+/Yb3+共掺Al2O3光波导放大器的粒子数速率方程,研究了稀土离子掺杂浓度对Er3+/Yb3+共掺Al2O3光波导放大器光学增益的影响.在此模型中,充分考虑到受激吸收、受激发射、自发辐射、能量转移等过程,揭示了稀土离子掺杂浓度和光学增益之间的紧密关系.结果表明,适量Yb3+的共掺杂能够显著提高Al2O3光波导放大器的光学增益.光波导放大器中Er3+/Yb3+的最佳共掺杂浓度不是固定值,受到泵浦功率、光波导放大器长度等因素影响,揭示了各有关报道中最佳掺杂浓度结果不一致的原因.     

Er3+/Yb3+共掺Al2O3光波导放大器的成分优化

利用980nm泵浦光激发下Er3+/Yb3+共掺Al2O3光波导放大器的粒子数速率方程,研究了稀土离子掺杂浓度对Er3+/Yb3+共掺Al2O3光波导放大器光学增益的影响。在此模型中,充分考虑到受激吸收、受激发射、自发辐射、能量转移等过程,揭示了稀土离子掺杂浓度和光学增益之间的紧密关系。结果表明,适量Yb3+的共掺杂能够显著提高Al2O3光波导放大器的光学增益。光波导放大器中Er3+/Yb3+的最佳共掺杂浓度不是固定值,受到泵浦功率、光波导放大器长度等因素影响,揭示了各有关报道中最佳掺杂浓度结果不一致的原因。     

Ce^3+/Yb^3+共掺LiLuF4单晶的紫外和近红外发光研究

采用改进的坩埚下降法成功生长了Ce^3+/Yb^3+离子双掺杂LiLuF4单晶, Ce^3+的初始离子掺杂浓度为0.1mol%,Yb^3+离子浓度从0变化到2.0mol%。在波长291 nm激发时观察到Yb^3+在1020 nm(2F5/2→2F7/2)附近的强近红外发射以及Ce^3+在300~350 nm(5d→4f)的紫外发射。通过吸收光谱、荧光光谱研究了Yb^3+离子掺杂浓度对Ce^3+/Yb^3+共掺杂LiLuF4单晶光谱性质的影响及Ce^3+到Yb^3+离子的能量转移机理。通过变温光谱的研究发现,当环境温度从298 K增加到443K时,其荧光发射强度不断降低。Ce^3+/Yb^3+共掺杂LiLuF4单晶发光波长主要位于紫外和近红外,这种独特的发光属性可望用于防伪技术和公共安全事务中。     

掺铒Bi2O3-GeO2-Ga2O3-Na2O玻璃中激发态吸收的抑制

对应用于1.55μm波段宽带放大的掺Er3 :Bi2O3-GeO2-Ga2O3-Na2O(玻璃中激发态吸收的抑制进行了研究.为此,在该玻璃中分别引入了Ce3 离子和B2O3组分.研究表明,随着玻璃中Ce2O3的掺杂或B2O3组分的引入, Er3 4:I11/2能级与Ce3 2:F5/2能级间的能量传递或Er3 4:I11/2→4I13/2能级间多声子弛豫速率相应提高, Er3 离子4I11/2能级荧光寿命显著减小,激发态吸收得到有效抑制.同时,实验发现, Ce2O3的掺杂进一步提高了Er3 离子4I13/2→415/2能级间总量子效率,增强了1.55μm波段荧光发射强度,而荧光发射谱宽基本保持不变. B2O3组分的引入虽在一定程度上削弱了1.55μm波段荧光发射强度,但进一步拓展了其荧光发射谱,且增益截面峰值波长移向长波段.     

Er3+/Tm3+/Yb3+共掺氟氧化物玻璃的上转换白光性质

采用高温固相法制备了Er3+/Yb3+、Tm3+/Yb3+和Er3+/Tm3+/Yb3+共掺杂的氟氧化物玻璃SiO2-Al2O3-Na2O-ZnF2,研究了980nm近红外激光激发下的上转换发光性质。研究表明,Er3+/Yb3+共掺样品呈现了上转换绿光和红光发射,Tm3+/Yb3+共掺样品呈现了强的上转换蓝光发射和弱的红光发射,Er3+/Tm3+/Yb3+三掺样品呈现了上转换白光发射。对上转换发光强度和激光功率的研究表明上转换绿光和红光发射是两光子吸收过程,上转换蓝光发射是三光子吸收过程。     

Tm3+/Ho3+共掺硫卤玻璃的2.00μm荧光特性研究

通过真空熔融淬冷法制备了不同浓度Tm3+/Ho3+离子共掺的70GeS2-20In2S3-10CsI玻璃样品,分析了样品的热稳定性及拉曼光谱,测试了样品的吸收光谱以及808 nm激光泵浦下Ho3+:5I7→5I8辐射跃迁对应的2.00μm荧光光谱特性.结果表明:Tm3+离子掺杂浓度为0.25mol%时,随着Ho3+离子掺杂浓度从0.05mol%增加到0.125mol%,Tm3+离子在1.86μm的发光强度逐渐减弱,Ho3+离子2.00μm荧光明显增强,表明Tm3+/Ho3+离子之间存在有效的能量转移.     

掺铒碲酸盐玻璃光谱性质的J-O计算

研究了掺Er3+碲酸盐玻璃的吸收和荧光光谱性质;应用Judd-Ofelt理论计算了碲酸盐玻璃中Er3+离子的强度参数Ω(Ω2=4.79 × 10-20cm2,Ω4=1.52×10-20cm2,Ω6=0.66×10-20cm2),计算了离子的自发跃迁几率,荧光分支比;应用McCumber理论计算了Er3+的受激发射截面(σe=10.40 × 10-21cm2)、Er3+离子4I13/2→4I15/2发射谱的荧光半高宽(FWHM=65.5nm)及各能级的荧光寿命(4I13/2能级τrad=3.99ms);比较了不同基质玻璃中Er3+离子的光谱特性,结果表明掺铒碲酸盐玻璃更适合于掺Er3+光纤放大器实现宽带和高增益放大.     

Er~(3+)离子掺杂浓度对碲酸盐玻璃光学跃迁及上转换发光性质的影响

采用高温熔融淬火法制备了Er3+掺杂碲酸盐玻璃。测量了不同Er3+浓度掺杂的碲酸盐玻璃的吸收光谱,应用Judd-Ofelt理论计算了J-O参数Ωλ(λ=2,4,6),讨论了Er3+离子浓度对碲酸盐玻璃性质的影响。在980 nm激发下,测量了样品的上转换荧光发射谱,在室温下观察到绿光(525 nm)和红光(655 nm)发射,其分别对应于Er3+的2H11/2→4I15/2和4F9/2→4I15/2跃迁到Er3+/Yb3+,通过分析变激光功率激发下上转换发光光谱强度的变化,得到绿光和红光发射都是双光子过程。此外,还研究了样品的浓度猝灭机制,给出了交叉弛豫的路径。     

Y2O2S:Er,Yb纳米晶的制备及其上转换和下转换发光

采用共沉淀法,结合固-气硫化工艺制备了平均粒径约40nm的类球形Y2O2S:Er,Yb纳米晶,并对其在980nm红外激发下的上转换和下转换发射进行了较为详细的研究.Er3+的上转换特征发射分别位于530、550和660hm附近.在表面吸附OH-和CO2-3所形成的特殊声子环境下,Er3+的4S3/2→4F9/2和4I11/2→I13/2多声子弛豫显著提高了4F9/2能级的粒子布居,致使纳米晶具有很强的660nm红光发射.并且红绿光荧光分支比会随Yb3+浓度的提高而显著增大.首次报导了Y2O2S纳米晶中Er3+的红外特征发射.源于Er3+离子4I13/2→4O15/2辐射跃迁的较强红外发射,在晶场作用下分化为峰位分别位于1501、1534和1577nm的3个发射峰.由于4I13/2能级是660nm红光发射的主要布居能级之一,该红外发射与红光发射存在明显竞争.但在较高Yb3+掺杂浓度下,高效的Yb3+→Er3+能量传递可有效削弱红外发射的竞争作用.     

Er~(3+)/Yb~(3+)/Tb~(3+)共掺氟氧锗酸盐玻璃上转化发光性质及机理研究(英文)

在980nm激发下,研究了Er3+、Yb3+和Tb3+单掺或共掺氟氧锗酸盐玻璃的上转换发光性质和机理.室温下,观察到了强的绿色和红色上转换发光,其发光中心位于524、546和658nm处,分别对应于Tb3+离子的5D4→7FJ(J=5和0)和Er3+离子的(2H11/2、4S3/2和4F9/2)→4I15/2跃迁.研究了TbF3、YbF3掺杂浓度以及激光功率对上转换发光强度的影响,讨论了Er3+、Yb3+和Tb3+之间的能量传递和上转换机理.     

Emission Properties of Yb3+/Er3+ Doped TeO2-WO3-ZnO Glasses for Broadband Optical Amplifiers

The YbS /Er3 doped TeO2-WO3-ZnO glasses were prepared. The absorption spectra, emission spectra and fluorescence lifetime of Era at 1.5μm, excited by 970 nm were measured. The influence of Er2Oa, Yb2Oa and Ohcontents on emission properties of Era at 1.5 μm was investigated. The optimum doping concentrations for Era and Yba is around 3.34× 1020 ions/cma and 6.63×1020 ions/cma, respectively. The peak emission cross section is 0.83～0.87 pm2. With the increasing concentration of Yba , the FWHM of Era emission at 1.5 μm in the glass increases from 77 nm to 83 nm. The results show that Yba /Era doped meO2-Woa-ZnO glasses are promising candidate for Era -doped broadband optical amplifier.     

Fabrication and up-conversion luminescence of Er3+:Y2O3 nanoparticles

Y2O3 nanoparticles doped with different concentrations of Er3+ were prepared by the co-precipitation method. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy results show that Er3+ dissolves completely in the Y2O3 cubic phase. The Er3+:Y2O3 nanoparticles are homogeneous in size and nearly spherical, and the average diameter of the particles after being calcined at 1,000 degrees C for 2 h is in the range of 40-60 nm. When Er3+:Y2O3 nanoparticles are excited under a 980 nm diode laser, there are two main emission bands: green emission centered at 562 nm corresponding to the 4S3/2/2H11/2 --> 4115/2 radiative transitions and red emission centered at 660 nm corresponding to the 4F9/2 --> 4I15/2 radiative transitions. By changing the doping concentration of Er3+ ions, the up-conversion luminescence can be gradually tuned from green to red.     

Emission properties of hydrothermal Yb(3+), Er(3+) and Yb(3+), Tm(3+)-codoped Lu2O3 nanorods: upconversion, cathodoluminescence and assessment of waveguide behavior

Yb(3+) and Ln(3+) (Ln(3+) = Er(3+) or Tm(3+)) codoped Lu(2)O(3) nanorods with cubic Ia3 symmetry have been prepared by low temperature hydrothermal procedures, and their luminescence properties and waveguide behavior analyzed by means of scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM). Room temperature upconversion (UC) under excitation at 980 nm and cathodoluminescence (CL) spectra were studied as a function of the Yb(+) concentration in the prepared nanorods. UC spectra revealed the strong development of Er(3+) (4)F(9/2) → (4)I(15/2) (red) and Tm(3+) (1)G(4) → (3)H(6) (blue) bands, which became the pre-eminent and even unique emissions for corresponding nanorods with the higher Yb(3+) concentration. Favored by the presence of large phonons in current nanorods, UC mechanisms that privilege the population of (4)F(9/2) and (1)G(4) emitting levels through phonon-assisted energy transfer and non-radiative relaxations account for these observed UC luminescence features. CL spectra show much more moderate development of the intensity ratio between the Er(3+) (4)F(9/2) → (4)I(15/2) (red) and (2)H(11/2), (4)S(3/2) → (4)I(15/2) (green) emissions with the increase in the Yb(3+) content, while for Yb(3+), Tm(3+)-codoped Lu(2)O(3) nanorods the dominant CL emission is Tm(3+) (1)D(2) → (3)F(4) (deep-blue). Uniform light emission along Yb(3+), Er(3+)-codoped Lu(2)O(3) rods has been observed by using SNOM photoluminescence images; however, the rods seem to be too thin for propagation of light.     

Broadband downconversion in Bi3+, Yb3+-Co-doped YVO4 phosphor

Yttrium vanadate phosphors co-doped with Bi3+ and Yb3+ ions have been prepared via the solid-state reaction. The phosphors were characterized by various methods including X-ray diffraction, photoluminescence excitation and photoluminescence spectra. Upon ultraviolet (UV) light excitation, an intense near-infrared (NIR) emission of Yb3+ corresponding to the transition of 2F(5/2) --> 2F(7/2) peaking at 985 nm was observed as a result of energy transfer from O2(-)-V5+ or Bi3+-V5+ charge transfer state (CTS) to Yb3+. A broad excitation band ranging from 250 to 375 nm was recorded when the Yb3+ emission was monitored, which suggests an efficient energy transfer from CTS to Yb3+ ions. The dependence of Yb3+ doping concentration on the visible emission, the NIR emission and decay lifetime has been investigated. The results of visible and NIR spectral evolution with temperature indicate that the mechanism for the NIR-emission is mainly phonon-assisted energy transfer at room temperature, while the mechanism is mainly cooperative energy transfer at low temperature. The YVO4:Bi3+, Yb3+ phosphor has prospects for realizing high efficiency crystalline Si solar cells by converting broadband UV energy into NIR light.     

Optical evaluation on Nd3+-doped phosphate glasses for O-band amplification

We have fabricated and characterized optically Nd3+-doped phosphate [Li2O-CaO-BaO-Al2O3-La2O3-P2O5 (LCBALP)] glasses for drawing single-mode glass fiber. The 4F3/2→4I13/2 transition emission from the Nd3+ is at the 1.327?μm wavelength with a full width at half-maximum of 43?nm, and the spontaneous transition probability and quantum efficiency are calculated to be 1836?s-1 and 52%, respectively. The maximum stimulated emission cross sections for 4F3/2→4I11/2 and 4F3/2→4I13/2 transitions are derived to be 1.82×10(-20)?cm2 and 6.97×10(-21)?cm2, respectively, and the theoretical gain coefficient at the 1.327?μm wavelength is evaluated to be 0.182?dB/cm when the fractional factor of the excited neodymium ions equals 0.6, which indicates that Nd3+-doped LCBALP phosphate glasses are potential candidates in developing O-band optical fiber amplifiers.     

Intense red upconversion emission of Yb/Tm/Ho triply-doped tellurite glasses

By conventional melting and quenching methods, 3Yb2O3-0.2Tm2O3-xHo2O3 (wt%, x=0.2~1.2) was doped into an easily fiberized tellurite glass with composition of 78TeO2-10ZnO-12Na2O (mol%) to form YTH-TZN78 glasses. Under 976 nm excitation, the direct sensitizing effect of Yb ions (Yb→Ho) and indirect sensitizing and self-depopulating effects of Tm ions (Yb→Tm→Ho) were found to present intense red upconversion emission at 657 nm (Red, Ho:5F5→5I8) and were responsible for the absence of the usually observed 484 nm emission (Blue, Tm:1G4→3H36). Regardless of the dopant concentration of Ho ions, the intensity of the red emission at 657 nm (Red, Ho:5F5→5I8) is about three times stronger than that of the green one at 543 nm (Green, Ho:5S2→5I8). For this certain red emission at 657 nm, 0.4 wt% Ho2O3-doped YTH-TZN78 glass was found to present the highest emission intensity and is therefore determined as a promising active tellurite glass for red fiber laser development.     

Near infrared quantum cutting in Yb3+-doped NaY(WO4)2 phosphor with a high quenching concentration

The near infrared quantum cutting phenomenon has been demonstrated in Yb3+-doped NaY(WO4)2 phosphor. The phosphor shows intense absorptions in the range of 250-330 nm, and intense near infrared emission is obtained via cooperative energy transfer from the host to Yb3+, which involves the emission of two near infrared photons around 1000 nm from an absorbed ultraviolet photon. Decay curves of the host emission around 480 nm have been measured, and the calculated energy transfer efficiency turns out to be as high as 81.6% at 40 mol% Yb3+ doping. Besides, infrared emission intensities increase with increasing Yb3+ concentration until the doping gets larger than 40 mol%. The excellent luminescence properties of the Yb3+-doped NaY(WO4)2 phosphor demonstrate its potential application as a better quantum cutting layer to enhance the energy efficiency of solar cells.     

Fluorescence dynamics and rate equation analysis in Er3+ and Yb3+ doped double tungstates

The fluorescence dynamics in Er3+ and Yb3+ doped KGd(WO4)2 and KY(WO4)2 has been investigated. Lifetimes have been measured for the Yb (2F(5/2)), Er (4I(13/2)), and Er (4S(3/2)) levels around 1, 1.5, and 0.55 microm, respectively. The Yb (2F(5/2)) lifetimes show a decreasing trend toward the limiting Er (4I(11/2)) lifetime with increasing Er-to-Yb concentration ratio, whereas the Er (4I(13/2)) lifetimes are mostly unaffected by the doping concentrations. A rate equation analysis has been performed to explain the observed behavior and gain is calculated for a continuous-wave laser at 1.53 microm to find the optimum doping concentrations for high gain.     

Er3+/Yb3+掺杂NaGd(WO4)2粉体的制备与发光性能

采用水热法成功制备了Er~(3+)/Yb~(3+)双掺杂的NaGd(WO_4)_2纳米粉体,研究了不同络合剂、水热温度对样品形貌和结构的影响。测量了不同Er~(3+)掺杂浓度样品的可见上转换和近红外发射光谱。结果表明:在980nm LD激发下,可观测到样品强烈的绿色上转换发光,对应Er~(3+)的~2H_(11/2)→~4I_(15/2)(530nm)和~4S_(3/2)→~4I_(15/2)(552nm)跃迁,以及较弱的红色上转换和近红外发光,分别对应Er~(3+)的~4F_(9/2)→4I15/2(656nm)和~4I_(13/2)→~4I_(15/2)(1 532nm)跃迁。且随着Er~(3+)掺杂浓度的增加,样品的上转换红绿光和1.54μm附近的近红外光均呈现出先增大后减小的趋势。样品的激发和发射光谱显示,在378nm处的激发峰最强,对应Er~(3+)的~4I_(15/2)→~4 G_(11/2)能级跃迁,最强发射峰位于552nm。根据泵浦功率与发光强度的关系可以得出,红光和绿光的发射主要为双光子吸收过程,但红光还包含了一定的单光子吸收成分。