CaGdAlO4 : Eu^3+ powder phosphors were prepared using citrate sol-gel (CSG), haft-dry and half-wet (HDW) and solid state (SS) methods, respectively. X-ray diffraction results confirm the formation of CaGdAlO4...CaGdAlO4 : Eu^3+ powder phosphors were prepared using citrate sol-gel (CSG), haft-dry and half-wet (HDW) and solid state (SS) methods, respectively. X-ray diffraction results confirm the formation of CaGdAlO4:Eu^3+ at 900 % (CSG), 1200℃ (HDW) and 1400℃ (SS), respectively. Field emission scan electron microscopy (FE-SEM) images show that the CaGdAlO4:Eu^3+ powder prepared by the CSG and HDW method has an elliptical shape and that prepared under the SS method has a flaky shape. Upon excitation with 280 nm UV light, all the CaGdAlO4: Eu^3+ powders show bright red emission on account of the 4f-4f transitions of the Eu^3+ ions. Moreover, the size of the phosphor particles and the emission intensity increase with the increase of calcined temperature. At the same calcination temperature of 1400 ℃, the ^5D0→^7F2 emission intensity of the sample prepared by HDW method is the highest. Stark components of the ^5D0→^7FJ emission transitions, both at room temperature and at a low temperature, reveal that the Eu^3+ ions occupy only one site with non-centrosymmetry in the crystals.展开更多
We demonstrate a diode-pumped passively cw mode-locked Nd:CaGdAlO4 laser operating at 1079nm with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror for the first time to the best of our knowledge. The threshold pump power of...We demonstrate a diode-pumped passively cw mode-locked Nd:CaGdAlO4 laser operating at 1079nm with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror for the first time to the best of our knowledge. The threshold pump power of the laser is 180mW. A maximum average output power of 93mW is obtained under the pump power of 1.94 W. The pulse duration of the mode-locked pulses is 3.1ps and the repetition rate is 157MHz.展开更多
A highly transparent Eu3+-doped CaGdA104 (CGA) single crystal is grown by the floating zone method. The segregation coefficient, x ray diffraction, and x ray rocking curve are detected, and the results reveal that ...A highly transparent Eu3+-doped CaGdA104 (CGA) single crystal is grown by the floating zone method. The segregation coefficient, x ray diffraction, and x ray rocking curve are detected, and the results reveal that the single crystal is of high quality. The f-f transitions of Eu3+ in the host lattice are discussed. The 5D0-7F2 emis- sion transition at 621 nm (red light) is dominant over the 5D0-7F1 emission transitions at 591 and 599 nm (orange light), agreeing well with the random crystal environment of Eu3+ ions in a CGA crystal. The decay time of Eu:5D0 is measured to be 1.02 ms. All the results show that the Eu:CGA crystal has good optical char- acterization and promises to be an excellent red- fluorescence material.展开更多
文摘CaGdAlO4 : Eu^3+ powder phosphors were prepared using citrate sol-gel (CSG), haft-dry and half-wet (HDW) and solid state (SS) methods, respectively. X-ray diffraction results confirm the formation of CaGdAlO4:Eu^3+ at 900 % (CSG), 1200℃ (HDW) and 1400℃ (SS), respectively. Field emission scan electron microscopy (FE-SEM) images show that the CaGdAlO4:Eu^3+ powder prepared by the CSG and HDW method has an elliptical shape and that prepared under the SS method has a flaky shape. Upon excitation with 280 nm UV light, all the CaGdAlO4: Eu^3+ powders show bright red emission on account of the 4f-4f transitions of the Eu^3+ ions. Moreover, the size of the phosphor particles and the emission intensity increase with the increase of calcined temperature. At the same calcination temperature of 1400 ℃, the ^5D0→^7F2 emission intensity of the sample prepared by HDW method is the highest. Stark components of the ^5D0→^7FJ emission transitions, both at room temperature and at a low temperature, reveal that the Eu^3+ ions occupy only one site with non-centrosymmetry in the crystals.
基金Supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2013CB922402the International Joint Research Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 61210017
文摘We demonstrate a diode-pumped passively cw mode-locked Nd:CaGdAlO4 laser operating at 1079nm with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror for the first time to the best of our knowledge. The threshold pump power of the laser is 180mW. A maximum average output power of 93mW is obtained under the pump power of 1.94 W. The pulse duration of the mode-locked pulses is 3.1ps and the repetition rate is 157MHz.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai under Grant No.15ZR1444700
文摘A highly transparent Eu3+-doped CaGdA104 (CGA) single crystal is grown by the floating zone method. The segregation coefficient, x ray diffraction, and x ray rocking curve are detected, and the results reveal that the single crystal is of high quality. The f-f transitions of Eu3+ in the host lattice are discussed. The 5D0-7F2 emis- sion transition at 621 nm (red light) is dominant over the 5D0-7F1 emission transitions at 591 and 599 nm (orange light), agreeing well with the random crystal environment of Eu3+ ions in a CGA crystal. The decay time of Eu:5D0 is measured to be 1.02 ms. All the results show that the Eu:CGA crystal has good optical char- acterization and promises to be an excellent red- fluorescence material.