Investigation on Preparation and Fluorescence Properties of Oxy-Fluoride Glass Co-Doped with Er^3＋ and Yb^3＋

The glass sample based on the composition of 45PbF2-45GeO2-10WO3 co-doped with Yb^3 /Er^3 was prepared by the fusion method in two steps : melted at 950℃ for 20～25min then annealed at 380℃ for 4 h. Through the V-prism it is found that the refractive index of host glass and the sample are 1.517 and 1.65 respectively. The transmittance was observed by using the ultraviolet-visible-infrared spectrometer in the wavelength range from 0.35 to 2.5μm. The transmittance of the host glass is beyond 73%. That of the sample is beyond 50% and there are characteristic absorption peaks of rare-earth ions. The emission spectrum was measured by using the Hitachi F-4500 fluorescent spectrometer pumped by 980nm semiconductor laser. There are a strong emission peak at 530 nm and a weak peak at 650 nm.     

Research on Up-Conversion Mechanism in Er3+/Yb3+-Codoped Oxyfluoride Glass

Er3 /Yb3 -codoped oxyfluoride crystallite glass was prepared with melting technique. The compositions and the melting temperature and the annealing temperature of the rare earth-doped crystallite glass were studied in detail. The emission spectra of samples were measured with the Hitachi F-4500 fluorescent photometer pumped by 980 nm wavelength laser. The up-conversion luminescence mechanism was illuminated on the view of the photophysics. By measuring the relationship between luminescent intensity and pump power, it is confirmed that the emission peaks at 550 nm belong to two-photon process, while that at 665 nm belongs to three-photon process. Moreover, the distributions of crystalline were determined by SEM.     

Highly Er3+/Yb3+ Co-Doped Fluoroaluminate Glasses for Microchip Laser at 1.54 μm

A series of highly Er3 /Yb3 co-doped fluoroaluminate glasses were investigated in order to develop a microchip laser at 1.54 μm under 980 nm excitation. Measurements of absorption, emission and up-conversion spectra were performed to examine the effect of concentration quenching on spectroscopic properties. In the glasses with Er3 concentrations below 10% (mol fraction), concentration quenching is low and the Er3 /Yb3 co-doped fluoroaluminate glasses gave stronger fluorescence of 1.54 μm from the 4I13/2→ 4I15/2 transition than those of Er3 singly-doped glasses. In the glass with Er3 concentrations above 10%, concentration quenching of 1.54 μm obviously occurs more than that of the Er3 singly-doped samples because of the back energy-transfer from Er3 to Yb3 . To obtain the highest emission efficiency at 1.54 μm, the optimum in mol fraction when the Er3 concentration is less than 10%.     

Up-conversion luminescence of Tm3+/Yb3+ co-doped oxy-fluoride glasses

The oxy-fluorosilicate glasses co-doped with Yb3+/Tm3+ were prepared.The absorption spectra were recorded.The Tm3+ ion showed two absorption bands,with one at 774 nm due to 1G4→3H6 transition and the other at 667 nm due to 1G4→3F4 transition.The energy transfer between Tm3+ ion and Yb3+ ion and the up-conversion fluorescence of Tm3+ ion were investigated using 980 nm LD excitation.The results showed that the blue and red emissions were three-photon absorption processes corresponding with 1G4→3H6 and 1G4→3F4...     

Gain properties of germanate glasses singly doped with Tm^3＋ and Ho^3＋ ions

Two kinds of germanate glasses singly doped with the ion concentration of 2.0mol.%Tm3+ and 2.0mol.%Ho3+, respectively, were prepared. According to McCumber theory, the absorption and stimulated emission cross-sections corresponding to the 3H6←→3F4 transitions of Tm3+ (at 1.8 μm) and the 5I8←→5I7 transitions of Ho3+ (at 2.0 μm) were obtained, and respective gain cross-section spectra were also computed as a function of population inversion according to absorption and emission cross-sections and the ion concentrations. For Tm3+-doped germanate glasses, the maximum of the absorption, emission, and gain cross-sections reached a value higher than those reported for fluorozirconate, fluoride, and oxyfluoride glasses. For Ho3+-doped germanate glasses, the maximum of absorption, emission, and gain cross-sections reached a value higher than that reported for fluorozircoaluminate glasses. Hence, these Tm3+-doped and Ho3+-doped germanate glasses exhibited an advantage for application in mid-infrared lasers at about 1.8 and 2.0 μm wavelength.     

Long Lasting Phosphorescence in Eu2+ and Ce3+ Co-Doped Strontium Borate Glasses

Long lasting phosphorescence (LLP) was observed in Eu2+, Ce3+ co-doped strontium borate glasses prepared under the reducing atmosphere due to the emission of both Eu2+ and Ce3+. The methods of photoluminescence, thermoluminescence and phosphorescence were used to study the samples, and possible mechanism was suggested. The co-doping of Ce3+ ions poisoned the phosphorescence emission of Eu2+ because of the competition to obtain the trapped electron. The phosphorescence of Ce3+ in the sample decays more quickly than that of Eu2+, which is suggested for the reason that the emission energy of Ce3+ is higher or the distance between Ce3+ and electron traps of the glasses is longer.     

Impact of Yb3+/Er3+ions on crystallization of phosphosilicate glass melts

Transparent glass ceramics were prepared from the phosphosilicate system by melt-quenching devitrification(MQD) method, i.e., nanocrystals spontaneously form during cooling of the melts. Introduction of 2.5 wt.% Yb2O3 and 0.5 wt.% Er2O3 into the glass melt induced the change of type and concentration of crystals. The comparison of rheological and thermodynamic properties of both undoped and Yb3+/Er3+ doped melts showed that addition of Yb3+/Er3+ oxides caused increase of liquid fragility, and degree of medium-range order. In addition, the thermodynamic barriers for nucleation ΔG* as a function of reduced temperature T/Tm were calculated with an assumption of wetting angle θ=90o, Yb3+/Er3+ doped melt tended to firstly nucleate as compared to undoped melt at small undercooling.     

Optical Spectroscopy of Er^3＋ and Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ Co-doped Bi2O3-GeO2-B2O3-ZnO Glasses

The （60 - x）Bi2O3 - xGeO2-30B2O3-10ZnO （x = 5, 10, 20, 30 molar percent） glasses doped with Er^3＋ and Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ were fabricated using the melting method. The thermal stability of the glasses was studied with their DTA curves. The results show that the difference between the glass transition temperature and the crystallization onset temperature increases with the increase of GeO2 content, indicating that the thermal stability of the glass has become better. The absorption spectra were recorded and the stimulated emission cross sections were calculated using the McCumber theory. The Ω2, O4, and Ω6 parameters,the transition probability, the radiative lifetime, and the fluorescence branch ratio of Er^3＋ for optical transition were calculated from their absorption spectra in terms of reduced matrix U^（t）（λ = 2, 4, 6） character for optical transitions. The infrared emission of Er^3＋ was measured upon excitation with 970 nm light and the full width at half-maximum （FWHM） was estimated from the emission spectra. The pumping efficiency and the intensity of the emission at the 1.54 μm band of Er^3＋ were enhanced considerably by co-doping Yb^3＋ .     

稀土离子掺杂对长余辉发光玻璃发光性能的影响

选择制备了系列Eu^2＋，Dy^3＋共掺杂的硼铝酸锶长余辉发光玻璃。利用发光光谱、余辉衰减曲线、热释光谱系统研究了稀土离子掺杂对长余辉玻璃发光性能的影响。研究结果表明，不同掺量组合的Eu^2＋及Dy^3＋对长余辉玻璃发光性能有不同影响，在Eu^2＋及Dy^3＋掺量比为l：l（摩尔比）的情形下，随Eu^2＋离子掺量的增多，发光性能下降；在Eu^2＋及Dy^3＋掺量比为1：2的情形下，随Eu^2＋离子掺量的增多，发光性能增强。在此实验基础上，围绕缺陷形态及其与稀土离子间的能量传递，提出了可能的长余辉机制。     

Spectroscopic Properties of Er^3＋-Doped TeO2-WO3-ZnO-ZnF2 Glasses

The Er^3 -doped TeO2-WO3-ZnO-ZnF2(TWZOF) glasses were prepared. The absorption spectra, 1.5μm emission spectra and fluorescence lifetimes of Er^3 , excited at 970nm, were measured. The J-O parameters Ωt(t=2, 4, 6), absorption and emission cross-sections were calculated. The dependence of the 1.5μm emission intensity, fluorescence lifetime and bandwidth of the Er^3 emission upon the contents of ZnF2 in glass were investigated. In TWZOF glass, Er^3 ions had a broad emission profile around 1.5μm with the maximum FWHM of 83nm. With the increasing of the content of ZnF2, the emission intensity at peak wavelength and the fluorescence lifetime of Er^3 at 1.5μm increase.     

Spectroscopic Properties of Nd^3＋-Doped Tellurite Glasses

Spectroscopic Properties of Nd~(3 )-Doped Tellurite Glasses     

Spectroscopic Properties and Effect of Radiation Trapping of a New Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ Co-Doped Tellurite-Silicate Glasses

A new serials of Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ co-doped tellurite-silicate glasses were prepared by the technique of high-temperature mehing. The thermal stability, absorption spectra, emission spectra and upconversion spectra were measured and investigated. It is found that these kinds of glasses have good thermal stability, broad FWHM and large stimulated emission cross-section. The three upconversion emission at 525, 546, 658 nm, corresponding to the ^2H11/2→^4Ⅰ15/2, ^4S3/2→4^Ⅰ15/2 and ^F9/2→^4Ⅰ15/2 transitions of Dr^3＋ ions,     

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

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

Influence of B2O3 on Spectroscopic Properties of Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ Co-Doped Tungsten-Tellurite Glasses

A series of novel Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ co-doped （85- x ） TeO2-15WO3-xB2O3 （TWB;x=2%,5%,8%（mole fraction） ） glasses were prepared. Influence of B203 on the spectroscopic properties of Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ co-doped tungsten-tellurite glasses were investigated. It is found that the intensity of 1.5μm fluorescence, lifetime of the ^4I13/2 level and upconversion fluorescence all decrease with the increase of B2O3 content. The product of full width at half maximum （FWHM） and stimulated emission cross-section （σe^peak） of Er^3＋ ：^4I13/2→^4I15/2 transition has an optimum when B203 is 5% （mole fraction）. The emission spectra of Er^3＋ ： ^4I13/2→^4I15/2 transition was analyzed using peak-fit routine, and an equivalent four-level system was proposed to estimate the stark splitting for the 411512 and ^4I13/2 levels of Er^3＋ ions in TWB glasses at room temperature.     

Hydrothermal synthesis of SrF2：yb^3＋/Er^3＋ micro-/nanocrystals with multiform morphologies and upconversion properties

Micro-and nanocrystals cubic-phase SrF2:Yb3+/Er3+ upconversion luminescence phosphors were synthesized via a facile hydro-thermal route in the presence of different surfactants.The samples were characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD),Fourier transform infra-red spectra (FT-IR),scanning electron microscopy (SEM),transmission electron microscopy (TEM),and upconversion emission spectra.As-prepared products showed a variety of morphologies,such as cubic-shaped microcrystal,hierarchical structure microspheres...     

Nanocrystals precipitation and up-conversion luminescence in Yb3+-Tm3+ co-doped oxyfluoride glasses

Rare earth ions doped oxyfluoride glass with composition of 28SiO2·22AlO1.5·40PbF2·10PbO·(4.8–x) GdF3·0.1NdF3·xYbF3·0.1TmF3 (x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 4.8) in molar ratio was developed. When the oxyfluoride glasses were heat-treated at the first crystallization temperature, the glasses gave transparent glass-ceramics in which rare earth containing fluorite-type nanocrystals of about 17.2 nm in diame-ter uniformly precipitated in the glass matrix. Compared with the glasses before heat treatment, the glass-ceramics exhibited very strong blue up-conversion luminescence under 800 nm light excitation. Rare earth containing nanocrystals were also space selectively precipitated upon laser irradiation in an oxyfluoride glass, the size of precipitated nanocrystals could be controlled by laser power and scan speed. The intensity of the blue up-conversion luminescence was strongly dependent on the precipitation of β-PbF2 nanocrystal and the YbF3 concentration. The reasons for the highly efficient Tm3 up-conversion luminescence after laser irradiation were discussed.     

Investigation on Structures and Properties of Yb3＋-Doped Laser Glasses

The Yb3^＋ -doped silicate, phosphate and borophosphate laser glasses were prepared by means of conventional melt quenching technology. The physical and spectral properties of the glasses were investigated. The results show that, due to the existence of OH^-, the fluorescence lifetime of phosphate glass is shorter than that of silicate glass, so silicate glass has better spectral properties than phosphate glass. Silicate glass has better mechanical and thermal properties than phosphate glass, but with the addition of B2O3, mechanical and thermal properties of phosphate glass are improved greatly without fluorescence quenching effect. This kind of borophosphate glass can be used in high average power solid state lasers.     

Rate equation model analysis on the infrared and upconversion emission of Er/Yb co-doped borate-silicate glass

Er/Yb co-doped borate-silicate glasses with various Yb concentrations were fabricated by high-temperature solid-reaction method.The photoluminescence spectra around 1.55 μm and the visible upconversion spectra were measured.The radiative lifetime of Er-4I13/2,com-pared with the measured one,was obtained by Judd-Ofelt theory based on the absorption spectra.A rate equation model for Er/Yb co-doped system has been established based on the data obtained from the measurements,including the absorption and emissio...     

Study on Thermal Stability and Spectroscopic Properties of Nd3+ -Doped Phosphate Laser Glasses

Fluorescence spectra, absorption spectra and thermal stability properties of Nd3 -doped phosphate laser glasses were tested in this work. We calculated spectroscopic parameters of Nd3 -doped phosphate laser glasses according to their absorption spectrum. Measuring and calculating linear thermal expansion coefficient, and analysising thermal stability of glasses show that this kind of Nd3 -doped phosphate laser glasses has thermal expansion coefficient α = 38.75× 10 -7/℃ and optimal spectroscopic properties which extend application range of Nd 3-doped phosphate laser glasses.     

Intense upconversion luminescence of Er3+/Yb3+ codoped oxyfluoride borosilicate glass ceramics containing Ba2GdF7 nanocrystals

Er3+/Yb3+-codoped transparent oxyfluoride borosilicate glass ceramics containing Ba2GdF7 nanocrystals were prepared and spectroscopic properties of rare earth ions were investigated.Fluoride nanocrystals Ba2GdF7 were successfully precipitated in glass matrix,which was confirmed by X-ray diffraction(XRD)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)results.In comparison with the as-made precursor,significant enhancement ofupconversion luminescence was observed in the Er3+/Yb3+codoped oxyfluoride glass ceramics,which may be due to the variation of coordination environment around Er3+and Yb3+ions after crystallization.The transition mechanisms of the green and red upconversion luminescence were ascribed to a two-photon process,and that of the blue upconversion luminescence was a three-photon process.