Effect of Ce2O3 on the 1.53 μm spectroscopic properties in Er3+-doped tellurite glasses

Er3+/Ce3+co-doped tellurite-based glasses with composition of TeO 2-Zn O-Na2O are prepared by high-temperature melt-quenching technique.Effects of Ce2O3 content on the 1.53μm band fluorescence spectra and fluorescence lifetime of Er3+are measured and investigated.It is found that the tellurite glass containing Ce2O3 with molar concentration of 0.25%exhibits an increment of 13%in 1.53μm fluorescence intensity and an increment of 15%in the 4I13/2 level lifetime.The results indicate that the prepared tellurite-based glass with a suitable Er3+/Ce3+codoping concentration is an excellent gain medium applied for broadband Er3+-doped fiber amplifier(EDFA)pumped with a980 nm laser diode.

Luminescence and energy transfer of white emitting phosphor YAl3(BO3)4:Ce3+, Dy3+

A white emitting phosphor of YAl3(BO3)4:Ce3+, Dy3+ is synthesized by a solid state reaction, and its luminescent properties are investigated. Its phase formation is carried out with X-ray powder diffraction analysis, and there is no crystalline phase other than YAl3(BO3)4. YAl3(BO3)4:Ce3+ can produce 422 nm blue emission under 367 nm excitation. The emission spectrum of YAl3(BO3)4:Dy3+ shows several emission peaks under 350 nm excitation, and the peaks locate at 485 nm, 575 nm and 668 nm, respectively. Emission intensities of Ce3+ and Dy3+ in YAl3(BO3)4 are influenced by their concentrations, and the concentration quenching effect is observed. Energy transfer from Ce3+ to Dy3+ in YAl3(BO3)4 is validated and proved to be a resonant type via a quadrupole-quadrupole interaction, and the emission color can be tuned from blue to white by tuning the ratio of Ce3+/Dy3+. Moreover, the critical distance (Rc) of Ce3+ to Dy3+ in YAl3(BO3)4 is calculated to be 1.904 nm.