Effect of hydroxyl groups on nonradiative decay of Er3+: I-4(13/2)-> I-4(15/2) transition in zinc tellurite glasses

A series of zinc tellurite glasses of 75TeO(2)-20ZnO-(5-x)La2O3-xEr(2)O(3) (x=0.02, 0.05, and 0.1 mol%) with the different hydroxl groups were prepared by the conventional melt-quenching method. Infrared spectra were measured in order to estimate the exact content of OH- groups in samples. The observed increase of the fluorescence lifetime with the oxygen bubbling time has been related to the reduction in the OH- content concentration as evidenced by IR transmission spectra. Various nonradiative decay rates from I-4(13/2) of Er3+ with. the change of OH content were determined from the fluorescence lifetime and radiative decay rates were calculated on the basis of Judd-Ofelt theory. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Investigation on upconversion luminescence in Er3+/Yb3+ codoped tellurite glasses and fibers

The upconversion properties of Er3+/Yb3+ codoped tellurite glasses and glass fibers with D-shape cladding under 980 mu excitation were investigated. Intense emission bands centered at 531, 546 and 658 nm corresponding to the transitions Er3+: H-2(11/2) -> I-4(15/2) , S-4(3/2) -> I-4(15/2) and F-4(9/2) -> I-4(15/2), respectively, were observed at room temperature. Compared with that in Er3+/Yb3+ codoped tellurite bulk glass, the upconversion luminescence becomes more efficient in the fiber geometry. The dependence of upconversion intensities on fiber geometry and possible upconversion mechanism are discussed and evaluated. The presented Er3+/Yb3+ codoped tellurite fibers with intense upconversion luminescence can be used as potential host materials for upconversion fiber lasers. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Thermal analysis of glasses in TeO2-BaF2-LaF3 systems

Divalent metal fluorides MF2 (M=Sr, Mg, Ca) in oxyfluoride tellurite glasses TeO2-BaF2-LaF3 were synthesized. The densities, refractive indices and characteristic temperatures of synthesized glasses were measured. The influence of divalent metal fluorides MF2 (M=Sr, Mg, Ca) on the thermal stability of oxyfluoride tellurite glasses TeO2-BaF2-LaF3 were studied. Results show that the replacement of BaF2 by SrF2 and MgF2 can enhance the thermal stability against crystallization of the glass. A glass system with good thermal stability was produced, which could be a potential candidate for the host materials of the fiber devices.

Concentration quenching in erbium-doped tellurite glasses

Er2O3-doped TeO2-ZnO-La2O3 modified tellurite glasses were prepared by the conventional melt-quenching method, and the Er3+ : I-4(13/2) -> I-4(15/2) fluorescence properties have been studied for different Er3+ concentrations. Infrared spectra were measured in order to estimate the exact content of OH- groups in samples. Based on the electric dipole-dipole interaction theory, the interaction parameter, C-Er,(Er), for the migration rate of Er3+ : I-4(13/2) -> I-4(13/2) in modified tellurite glass was calculated. Finally, the concentration quenching mechanism using a model based on energy transfer and quenching by hydroxyl (OH-) groups was presented. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Comparative investigation of up-conversion luminescence in Tm3+-doped oxide-chloride germanate and tellurite glasses

Tm3+-doped oxide-chloride germanate and tellurite glasses have been synthesized by conventional melting method. Intense up-conversion luminescence emissions were simultaneously observed at room temperature in these glasses. The possible up-conversion mechanisms are discussed and estimated. However, in these Tm3+-doped glasses, tellurite glass showed weaker up-conversion emissions than germanate glass, which is inconsistent with the prediction from the difference of maximum phonon energy between tellurite and germanate glasses. In this paper, Raman spectroscopy was employed to investigate the origin of the difference in up-conversion luminescence in the two glasses. Our results confirm that, besides the maximum phonon energy, the phonon density of host glasses is also an important factor in determining the up-conversion efficiency. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Up-conversion luminescence analysis in ytterbium-sensitized erbium-doped oxide-halide tellurite and germanate-niobic-lead glasses

Ytterbium-sensitized erbium-doped oxide-halide tellurite and germanate-niobic-lead glasses have been synthesized by conventional melting method. Intense green and red emissions centered at 525, 546 and 657 nm, corresponding to the transitions H-2(11/2) -> I-4(15/2), S-4(3/2) -> I-4(15/2) and F-4(9/2) -> I-4(15/2), respectively, were simultaneously observed at room temperature in these glasses. The quadratic dependence of the 525, 546 and 657 nm emissions on excitation power indicates that a two-photon absorption process occurs. Tellurite glass showed a weaker up-conversion emission than germanate-niobic-lead glass, which is inconsistent with the prediction from the difference of maximum phonon energy between tellurite and germanate-mobic-lead glasses. In this paper, Raman spectroscopy was employed to investigate the origin of the difference in up-conversion luminescence in the two glasses. Compared with phonon side-band spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy extracts more information including both phonon energy and phonon density. Our results reveal that the phonon density and the maximum phonon energy of host glasses are both important factors in determining the up-conversion efficiency. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Effect of OH- content on emission properties in Er3+-doped tellurite glasses

A series of tellurite glasses of composition, 75TeO(2)-20ZnO-(5 - x)La2O3-xEr(2)O(3) (x = 0.05, 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 mol%) with different hydroxl content were prepared. The effect of Er3+ and OH- groups concentration on the emission properties of Er3+: I-4(13/2) -> I-4(15/2) transition in tellurite glasses was investigated. The constant KOH-Er for Er3+ in tellurite glasses, which represents the strength of interaction between Er3+ and OH- groups in the case of energy migration, was about 14 x 10(-19) cm(4) s(-1). The interaction parameter C-Er,C-Er for the migration rate of Er3+ : 4I(13/2) -> I-4(13/2) transition in tellurite glass was 46 x 10(-40) cm(2), which indicates that concentration quenching in Er3+-doped modified tellurite glass for a given Er3+ concentration is much stronger than in silicate and phosphate glasses. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Tb3+/Yb3+ heavily-doped tellurite glasses with efficient green light emission

Without introducing concentration quenching phenomenon, a few wt% of Tb3+ and Yb3+ ions were doped into a group of easily-fiberized tellurite glasses characterized by loose polyhedron structures and rich interstitial positions. Intense green upconversion emission from Tb3+ ions centered at 539 nm due to transition 5D4→7F5 was observed by direct excitation of Yb3+ ions with a laser diode at 976 nm. Optimizing the concentration ratio of Tb3+/Yb3+, a tellurite glass with composition of 80TeO2-10ZnO-10Na2O (mol%)+1.0wt% Tb2O3+3.0wt% Yb2O3 was found to present the highest green light intensity and therefore is especially suitable for efficient green fiber laser development.

Optical spectroscopy and energy transfer of Er3+/Ce3+ in B2O3-doped bismuth-silicate glasses

Ce3+ and B2O3 are introduced into erbium-doped Bi2O3-SiO2 glass to enhance the luminescence emission and optic spectra characters of Er3+. The energy transfer from Er3+ to Ce3+ will obviously be improved with the phonon energy increasing by the addition of B2O3. Here, the nonradiative rate, the lifetime of the I-4(11/2) -> I-4(3/2) transition, and the emission intensity and bandwidth of the 1.5 mu m luminescence with the I-4(13/2) -> I-4(5/2) transition of Er3+ are discussed in detail. The results show that the optical parameters of Er3+ in this bismuth-borate-silicate glass are nearly as good as that in tellurite glass, and the physical properties are similar to those in silicate glass. With the Judd-Ofelt and nonradiative theory analyses, the multiphonon decay and phonon-assisted energy-transfer (PAT) rates are calculated for the Er3+/Ce3+ codoped glasses. For the PAT process, an optimum value of the glass phonon energy is obtained after B2O3 is introduced into the Er3+/Ce3+ codoped bismuth-silicate glasses, and it much improves the energy-transfer rate between Er3+ I-4(11/2)-I-4(13/2) and Ce3+ F-2(5/2) -> F-2(7/2), although there is an energy mismatch. (c) 2007 Optical Society of America.

含纳米晶颗粒的Yb^3＋/Er^3＋共掺透明碲酸盐玻璃陶瓷的光谱性质研究

在组成为15Li2O-15Nb2O5-70TeO2-0.1Er2O3-0.4Yb2O3（%, 摩尔分数）的碲酸盐玻璃基础上, 采用两步热处理法制备了透明的含纳米晶颗粒碲酸盐玻璃陶瓷. 通过X射线衍射（XRD）测试表明, 玻璃陶瓷中的晶体颗粒组成为Yb6Te5O19.2或Er6Te5O19.2, 晶粒尺寸约为55 nm. 根据Judd-Ofelt理论计算了Er^3＋离子在基质玻璃和玻璃陶瓷中的光谱参数Ωt（t＝2, 4, 6）以及Er^3＋：4I15/2→4I13/2跃迁自发辐射几率, 根据McCumber

三维立体显示用稀土掺杂氧卤碲酸盐玻璃

制备了一种新的Er^3+／Tm^3+/Yb^3+共掺氧卤碲酸盐玻璃。研究了基质玻璃的热稳定性能、Raman光谱和上转换发光。发现：氧卤碲酸盐玻璃具有好的热稳定性能和低的声子能量，在980nmLD激发下，可同时观察到明显的蓝色(476nm)、绿色(530nm和545nm)和红色(656nm)上转换发光。上转换蓝光(476nm)是由于Tm^3+离子1^G4→3^3H6跃迁，上转换的绿光(530nm和545nm)是由于Er^3+离子2^H11/2→4^I15／2和4^S3/2→4^I15/2跃迁，上转换红光(6

Yb^3＋掺杂锌锗碲酸盐玻璃的热分析、光谱和激光性质

设计了组成为0．70TeO2-(0．20-x)ZnO-xGeO2—0．05La2O3-0．025K2O-0．025Na2O-0．01Yb2O3(摩尔分数x=0,0．05，0．10，0．15和0．20)的碲酸盐激光玻璃，测试了热学性质、吸收光谱、荧光光谱和荧光寿命。计算了Yb^3+离子的吸收截面、受激发射截面、荧光有效线宽等参数。结果表明，组成为0．70TeO2-0．20GeO2-0．05La2O3-0．025K2O-0．025Na2O的玻璃具有优于著名的碲锌钠(TZN)玻璃的热稳定性，高的受激发射截面(1

Yb：铅锌镧碲酸盐玻璃的热学、光谱和激光性质

研究了摩尔组分为70TeO2-(20-x)ZnO-xPbO-5La2O3-2.5K2O-2．5Na2O(x=0，5，10，15，20)的新型多元铅锌镧碲酸盐激光玻璃，外掺Yb2O3为玻璃摩尔组分的1％，测试了试样的物理性质及吸收光谱、荧光光谱和荧光寿命，计算了Yb^3+的吸收截面、受激发射截面、荧光有效线宽等光谱参数，结果表明：该系列玻璃都具有良好的热学稳定性((Tx-Tg)>195℃，高于TZN玻璃(118℃))；当X=15时，样品具有较好的光谱性质：高的受激发射截面(1．25pm^2)、长的荧光寿命(

掺铒碲酸盐玻璃中的浓度猝灭机理研究

测试了掺铒碲酸盐玻璃在不同掺杂浓度下的荧光特性．根据Dexter能量转移理论计算了Er^3+在碲酸盐玻璃中发生浓度猝灭的临界距离R0及Er^3+间相互作用参数CEr-Er，并与其他基质玻璃中CEr-Er数值进行了比较．最后建立了Er^3+基于OH^-作为猝灭中心下碲酸盐玻璃中的浓度猝灭模型．

掺铒氟（卤）磷碲酸盐玻璃的上转换发光性能研究

研究了掺铒氟（卤）磷碲酸盐玻璃的吸收光谱和上转换荧光光谱，探讨了Er^2＋在氟（卤）磷碲酸盐玻璃中的上转换发光机理．在975nm激光二极管抽运下产生强烈的上转换红光及绿光。且红光的发光强度要远远大于绿光．以PbCl2取代PbF2后，红光的发光强度下降，而绿光却没有明显变化；以ZnCl2取代ZnF2达5mol％时，红光和绿光的发光强度均明显增大．