Tm3+掺杂玻璃光纤研究进展

2 μm波段光纤激光可被广泛应用于激光雷达、生物医疗、环境监测以及光谱学等领域,而Tm³⁺掺杂玻璃光纤是2 μm波段光纤激光重要的增益介质。本文从Tm³⁺掺杂玻璃的发光特性出发,介绍了Tm³⁺掺杂玻璃光纤的制备技术,综述了不同玻璃基质材料掺Tm³⁺光纤的研究进展。最后,指出了制备高性能Tm³⁺掺杂玻璃光纤需要解决的关键问题,提出了可能的解决方法,并对Tm³⁺掺杂玻璃光纤发展趋势进行了展望。

Research Progress of Tm3+-Doped Glass Fibers

Fiber lasers operating at 2 μm band are widely used in some fields such as lidar, biomedical, environmental monitoring, and spectroscopy. Tm³⁺-doped glass fiber is an important gain medium for 2 μm band fiber lasers. Starting from the luminescence characteristics of Tm³⁺-doped glasses, the preparation technologies of Tm³⁺-doped glass fiber were introduced. Then, the research progress of Tm³⁺-doped fibers was introduced based on different glass matrix materials. Finally, the key issues that need to be solved in the preparation of high-performance Tm³⁺-doped glass fibers were proposed. The possible solutions and future development trends of Tm³⁺-doped glass fibers were prospected.