We present a laser-diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond disordered crystal laser by using Nd：CaGdAI04 （Nd：CGA） as the gain medium. With a pair of SF6 prisms to control the dispersion compensation, laser ...We present a laser-diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond disordered crystal laser by using Nd：CaGdAI04 （Nd：CGA） as the gain medium. With a pair of SF6 prisms to control the dispersion compensation, laser pulses as short as 850fs at 1079nm are obtained with a repetition rate of 124.6 MHz. The measured threshold pump power is 1.45 W. A maximum average output power of 122mW is obtained under the pump power of 5.9 W. These results show that Nd：CGA could be a promising laser medium for generating femtosecond ultrashort pulse at about 1 μm.展开更多
We demonstrate the growth,thermal,spectroscopy and laser performance of an Er3+doped Gdo.iYo.9AlO3(Er:GYAP)disorder crystal grown by Czochralski method.The crystal with space group Pbnm and lattice parameters of a=0.5...We demonstrate the growth,thermal,spectroscopy and laser performance of an Er3+doped Gdo.iYo.9AlO3(Er:GYAP)disorder crystal grown by Czochralski method.The crystal with space group Pbnm and lattice parameters of a=0.5185 nm,b=0.5327 nm,c=0.7378 nm,α=β=90°and V=0.203784 nm3 are obtained by fitting powder X-ray diffraction data.The Mohr's hardnesses along three axes are 6.94,7.27,and 7.44.The thermal expansion coefficient of b axis is 4.20×10^(-6)k^(-1)and the density is 5.88 g/cm3.The thermal conductivities are characterized as K_(a)=6.24,K_(b)=5.57,and K_(c)=6.83 W/(m·K).Meanwhile,the refractive index,absorption and emission spectra in triaxial di-rections are determined.Besides,level lifetimes of 4l11/2 and 413/2 are 0.86 and 2.83 ms.Finally,the~2.7μm multiwavelength laser outputs are observed with maximum average power of 628 mW and beam quality factors M_(x)^(2)/M_(y)^(2) of 1.42/1.45.The results prove that the Er:GYAP crystal is a promising gain medium for generating mid-infrared lasers.展开更多
In this paper, the spectral and luminescence properties of a series of KGd（WO4）2 powder samples codoped with different concentrations of Er^3＋ and Yb^3＋ were reported,and the best doping concentrations were found ...In this paper, the spectral and luminescence properties of a series of KGd（WO4）2 powder samples codoped with different concentrations of Er^3＋ and Yb^3＋ were reported,and the best doping concentrations were found to be lat% Er^3＋ and 10at% Yb^3＋ for attaining the strongest intensity. The Er^3＋/yb^3＋ codoped KGd（WO4）2 crystal with good optical quality was grown by the TSSG method and the growth conditions were presented. The unpolarized absorption and emission spectra of the crystal have been measured. The strong absorption peak is at 980 nm with a FWHM of 65 nm, and the emission peak is at 1536 nm when pumped by 976 rim. The fluorescence lifetime of manifold ^4I13/2 is estimated to be 4.5 ms at room temperature.Investigations of Er, Yb：KGW crystal have shown it to have necessary combination of properties to get an effective generation of - 1.54 μm eye-safe radiation with laser diode pumping.展开更多
A transparent glass ceramic tri-doped with Ce3＋/Er3＋/yb3＋ was fabricated by the high-temperature melting technique and following heat-treatment. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscope results demons...A transparent glass ceramic tri-doped with Ce3＋/Er3＋/yb3＋ was fabricated by the high-temperature melting technique and following heat-treatment. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscope results demonstrated that Cas（PO4）3F（FAP） nanocrystals, possessed with preferable emission performances for the 1.54 μm transition for doping Er3＋, were homogeneously pre- cipitated among the glass matrix with a mean size of 30 rim. Addition of Ce3＋ greatly enhanced 1.54 ~tm fluorescence of Er3＋ by the cross relaxation energy transfer between Er3＋ and Ce3＋. Meanwhile, incorporation of Ce3＋ dramatically decreased the visible upcon- version emission intensity of glass ceramic than that of glass, suggesting that Ce3＋ might incorporate into the FAP nanocrystals. The properties of this transparent glass ceramic showed the potential application as an efficient 980 nm pumped infrared laser medium.展开更多
Effect of divalent dopants, Zn2＋ ion, on the high-order photon avalanche （PA） upconversion （UC） emission of Er3＋ doped BiOCl microcrystals was investigated. XRD results indicated that Zn2＋ ion dopants would mos...Effect of divalent dopants, Zn2＋ ion, on the high-order photon avalanche （PA） upconversion （UC） emission of Er3＋ doped BiOCl microcrystals was investigated. XRD results indicated that Zn2＋ ion dopants would mostly enter into the lattice space at low and moderate doping concentration, and began to substitute Bi3＋ ion gradually at heavily doping level. Under exaction at 980 nm, the PA UC of violet, green and red emission of Er3＋ ions could be observed, and the UC emission intensity increased with increasing the Zn2＋ addition below 8 mol.%, then decreased with further addition. Power dependence study showed that the dopant concentration of Zn2＋ had no obviously negative effect on the occurrence of PA emission. On the bases of results investigated herein, we considered that the lattice distortion by Zn2＋ doping could not directly change the special PA emission of BiOCI：Er3＋, but would improve the emission intensity when used as lattice modifier.展开更多
The optical quality of Er^3＋, yb^3＋： BaWO4 crystal was gown by Czochralski method. Absorption spectra were measured and energy levels were assigned. According to Judd-Ofelt theory, the spectral strength parameters ...The optical quality of Er^3＋, yb^3＋： BaWO4 crystal was gown by Czochralski method. Absorption spectra were measured and energy levels were assigned. According to Judd-Ofelt theory, the spectral strength parameters of Er^3＋ ion were fitted to beΩ2 =0.3926 x 10^-20 cm^2, Ω4 =0.0721×10^-20 cm^2, Ω6 =0.0028 ×10.20 cm^2. Emission peaks centered at around 523,544 and 670 nm were observed under 334 nm He-Cd laser excitation and emission peaks centered at 1001 and 1534 nm were detected under 976 nm laser excitation. Strong green emission was also observed when the crystal was pumped with 808 nm and 976 nm laser. The mechanisms of frequency upconversion and sensitization were analyzed.展开更多
Er^3＋-modified 0.68 Pb（Mg（1/3）Nb（2/3））O3-0.32 PbTiO3（PMN-32 PT） single crystals were grown by using the flux method. The growth mechanism of the crystal and influences of Er^3＋ ions on phase structure,electr...Er^3＋-modified 0.68 Pb（Mg（1/3）Nb（2/3））O3-0.32 PbTiO3（PMN-32 PT） single crystals were grown by using the flux method. The growth mechanism of the crystal and influences of Er^3＋ ions on phase structure,electrical and optical properties were investigated. Results reveal that the crystals are still pure perovskite structure with Er3＋ ions doping, but lattice enlarges slightly. The coercive electric field is increased from 4.83 to 6.37 kV/cm for [100]-oriented crystals comparing to undoped PMN-32 PT single crystals.Moreover, the crystal exhibits upconversion emission properties. Green（531 and 552 nm） and red（670 nm） emission bands are recorded under the excitation of 980 nm diode laser, which correspond to the ^2 H（11/2）→^4 I（15/2）, ^4 S（3/2）→^4 I（15/2） and ^4 F（9/2）→^4 I（15/2） transitions of Er^3＋ ions. Our results show the feasibility of using this crystal in photoelectric multifunctional devices.展开更多
The growth of LiNbO3 single crystal with Er^3＋ and Zn^2＋ co-doped using Bridgman method and its characteristic absorption spectra and fluorescence spectra were reported. Large-size crystals initially containing Zn^2...The growth of LiNbO3 single crystal with Er^3＋ and Zn^2＋ co-doped using Bridgman method and its characteristic absorption spectra and fluorescence spectra were reported. Large-size crystals initially containing Zn^2＋ （3%） and Er^3＋ （0.6%） with good optical quality were obtained using optimized conditions such as a growth rate of 0.8- 1.5 mm·h^-1 and a temperature gradient of about 30 - 35℃·cm^-1 across the solid-liquid interface and the sealed platinum crucible. X-ray diffraction and differential thermal analysis （DTA） were used to characterize the crystals. The results indicate that the concentration of Er^3＋ ions in crystals, their absorption intensity, and their fluorescence intensity decrease from the bottom to the top in the crystals. However, for the upper part of the crystal, the up-conversion fluorescence intensity is higher than that of the lower part excited by an 800 or 970 nm pump. The effects of the crystal lattice, their structural defect and their effective segregation of Er^3＋ ions were discussed with respect to the variations of the up-conversion fluorescence intensity.展开更多
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.% Yb2...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 Yb^3＋/Er^3＋ doped melts showed that addition of Yb^3＋/Er^3＋ 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, Yb^3＋/Er^3＋ doped melt tended to firstly nucleate as compared to undoped melt at small undercooling.展开更多
The polarized absorption spectra of Tm3+/Er3+:YVO4 crystal were measured at room temperature. Based on the Judd-Ofelt theory, the spectral parameters were obtained: the intensity parameters Wl of Tm3+ in Tm/Er:YVO4 cr...The polarized absorption spectra of Tm3+/Er3+:YVO4 crystal were measured at room temperature. Based on the Judd-Ofelt theory, the spectral parameters were obtained: the intensity parameters Wl of Tm3+ in Tm/Er:YVO4 crystal: W2 = 10.69×10-20, W4 = 0.604×10-20, W6 = 2.05×10-20 cm2 for the (100) face and W2 = 10.43×10-20, W4 = 0.13×10-20, W6 = 1.83×10-20 cm2 for the (001) face. Based on these values, the oscillator strength, radioactive lifetime and fluorescence branch ratio were calculated for Tm3+ in Tm/Er:YVO4 crystal.展开更多
The Er^3＋/yb^3＋ co-doped transparent oxyfluoride glass-ceramics containing CaF2 nano-crystals were successfully prepared. After heat treatments, transmission electron microscopy （TEM） images showed that CaF2 nano-...The Er^3＋/yb^3＋ co-doped transparent oxyfluoride glass-ceramics containing CaF2 nano-crystals were successfully prepared. After heat treatments, transmission electron microscopy （TEM） images showed that CaF2 nano-crystals of 20-30 nm in diameter precipitated uniformly in the glass matrix. luminescence of Er^3＋ at 540 nm and 658 nm was observed in Comparing with the host glass, high efficiency upconversion the glass ceramics under the excitation of 980 nm. Moreover, the size of the precipitated nano-crystals can be controlled by heat-treatment temperature and time. With the increase of the nano-crystal size, the intensity of the red emission increased more rapidly than that of the green emission. The energy transfer process of Er^3＋ and Yb^3＋ was convinced and the possible mechanism of Er^3＋ up-conversion was discussed.展开更多
We demonstrate the spectroscopic and laser performance before and after 100 Mrad gamma-ray irradiation on an Er,Pr：GYSGG crystal grown by the Czochralski method. The additional absorption of Er,Pr：GYSGG crystal is c...We demonstrate the spectroscopic and laser performance before and after 100 Mrad gamma-ray irradiation on an Er,Pr：GYSGG crystal grown by the Czochralski method. The additional absorption of Er,Pr：GYSGG crystal is close to zero in the 968 nm pumping and 2.7-3 μm laser wavelength regions. The lifetimes of the upper and lower levels show faint decreases after gamma-ray irradiation. The maximum output powers of 542 and 526 mW with the slope efficiencies of 17.7% and 17.0% are obtained, respectively, on the GYSGG/Er,Pr：GYSGG composite crystal before and after the gammaray irradiation. These results suggest that Er,Pr：GYSGG crystal as a laser gain medium possesses a distinguished antiradiation ability for application in space and radiant environments.展开更多
FTIR absorption spectra indicate that H^+can easily enter the crystal structure and form OH^-centers in Er:Yb:YCOB and O-H bonds prefer to lie in the a-c plane.Within our current studied concentration level,crystal sa...FTIR absorption spectra indicate that H^+can easily enter the crystal structure and form OH^-centers in Er:Yb:YCOB and O-H bonds prefer to lie in the a-c plane.Within our current studied concentration level,crystal samples with higher OH-abso rption coefficie nts demonstrate stro nger fluo rescence intensity and longer fluorescence lifetime at 1535 nm.As the stretching vibration energy of OH-group approximately corresponds to the energy gap between the 4 I11/2 and 4 I13/2 levels of Er^3+,and thus,OH^-ions can shorten the fluorescence lifetime of Er^3+-4I11/2 level by the phonon-assisted cross-relaxation process between the Er^3+and OH-ions.Our curre nt results confirm that a certain conte nt of OH ions can enhance the ene rgy transfer process from Yb^3+to Er^3+and subsequently promote fluorescence output in 1.5-1.6μm.展开更多
Optical characteristics and upconversion dynamics of Er3+ in Er3+/Yb3+:LiLa(MoO4)2 crystals were investigated. The absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra and the fluorescence decay curves were analyzed at room tempe...Optical characteristics and upconversion dynamics of Er3+ in Er3+/Yb3+:LiLa(MoO4)2 crystals were investigated. The absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra and the fluorescence decay curves were analyzed at room temperature. The infrared emission at 1538 nm and visible emissions at 520–569 and 640–670 nm, corresponding to 2H11/2,4S3/2→4I15/2 and 4F9/2→4I15/2 transitions of Er3+ ions, were simultaneously observed in Er3+/Yb3+:LiLa(MoO4)2 crystals under 976 nm excitation at room temperature. The maximal emiss...展开更多
The improvement on the calculation of anti-Stokes energy transfer rate is studied in the present work. The additional proportion coefficient between Stokes and anti-Stokes light intensities of quantum Raman scattering...The improvement on the calculation of anti-Stokes energy transfer rate is studied in the present work. The additional proportion coefficient between Stokes and anti-Stokes light intensities of quantum Raman scattering theory as compared with the classical Raman theory is introduced to successfully describe the anti-Stokes energy transfer. The theoretical formula for the improvement on the calculation of anti-Stokes energy transfer rate is derived for the first time in this study. The correctness of introducing coefficient exp{△E/kT} from well-known Raman scatter theory is demonstrated also. Moreover, the experimental lifetime measurement in Er0.01YbxY1-0.01-xVO4 crystal is performed to justify the validity of our important improvement in the original phonon-assisted energy transfer theory for the first time.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2013CB922402the International Joint Research Program,and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61210017 and 11434016
文摘We present a laser-diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond disordered crystal laser by using Nd：CaGdAI04 （Nd：CGA） as the gain medium. With a pair of SF6 prisms to control the dispersion compensation, laser pulses as short as 850fs at 1079nm are obtained with a repetition rate of 124.6 MHz. The measured threshold pump power is 1.45 W. A maximum average output power of 122mW is obtained under the pump power of 5.9 W. These results show that Nd：CGA could be a promising laser medium for generating femtosecond ultrashort pulse at about 1 μm.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52102012)Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province(2208085QF217)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(WK5290000004)。
文摘We demonstrate the growth,thermal,spectroscopy and laser performance of an Er3+doped Gdo.iYo.9AlO3(Er:GYAP)disorder crystal grown by Czochralski method.The crystal with space group Pbnm and lattice parameters of a=0.5185 nm,b=0.5327 nm,c=0.7378 nm,α=β=90°and V=0.203784 nm3 are obtained by fitting powder X-ray diffraction data.The Mohr's hardnesses along three axes are 6.94,7.27,and 7.44.The thermal expansion coefficient of b axis is 4.20×10^(-6)k^(-1)and the density is 5.88 g/cm3.The thermal conductivities are characterized as K_(a)=6.24,K_(b)=5.57,and K_(c)=6.83 W/(m·K).Meanwhile,the refractive index,absorption and emission spectra in triaxial di-rections are determined.Besides,level lifetimes of 4l11/2 and 413/2 are 0.86 and 2.83 ms.Finally,the~2.7μm multiwavelength laser outputs are observed with maximum average power of 628 mW and beam quality factors M_(x)^(2)/M_(y)^(2) of 1.42/1.45.The results prove that the Er:GYAP crystal is a promising gain medium for generating mid-infrared lasers.
基金This project was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (No. E0310031) ② Corresponding author. E-mail: tcy@fjirsm.ac.cn
文摘In this paper, the spectral and luminescence properties of a series of KGd（WO4）2 powder samples codoped with different concentrations of Er^3＋ and Yb^3＋ were reported,and the best doping concentrations were found to be lat% Er^3＋ and 10at% Yb^3＋ for attaining the strongest intensity. The Er^3＋/yb^3＋ codoped KGd（WO4）2 crystal with good optical quality was grown by the TSSG method and the growth conditions were presented. The unpolarized absorption and emission spectra of the crystal have been measured. The strong absorption peak is at 980 nm with a FWHM of 65 nm, and the emission peak is at 1536 nm when pumped by 976 rim. The fluorescence lifetime of manifold ^4I13/2 is estimated to be 4.5 ms at room temperature.Investigations of Er, Yb：KGW crystal have shown it to have necessary combination of properties to get an effective generation of - 1.54 μm eye-safe radiation with laser diode pumping.
基金supported by Special Program for National Program on Key Basic Research Project of China (2011CB211708)National Natural Science Foundation of China (61265007)
文摘A transparent glass ceramic tri-doped with Ce3＋/Er3＋/yb3＋ was fabricated by the high-temperature melting technique and following heat-treatment. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscope results demonstrated that Cas（PO4）3F（FAP） nanocrystals, possessed with preferable emission performances for the 1.54 μm transition for doping Er3＋, were homogeneously pre- cipitated among the glass matrix with a mean size of 30 rim. Addition of Ce3＋ greatly enhanced 1.54 ~tm fluorescence of Er3＋ by the cross relaxation energy transfer between Er3＋ and Ce3＋. Meanwhile, incorporation of Ce3＋ dramatically decreased the visible upcon- version emission intensity of glass ceramic than that of glass, suggesting that Ce3＋ might incorporate into the FAP nanocrystals. The properties of this transparent glass ceramic showed the potential application as an efficient 980 nm pumped infrared laser medium.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61465006,61265007)
文摘Effect of divalent dopants, Zn2＋ ion, on the high-order photon avalanche （PA） upconversion （UC） emission of Er3＋ doped BiOCl microcrystals was investigated. XRD results indicated that Zn2＋ ion dopants would mostly enter into the lattice space at low and moderate doping concentration, and began to substitute Bi3＋ ion gradually at heavily doping level. Under exaction at 980 nm, the PA UC of violet, green and red emission of Er3＋ ions could be observed, and the UC emission intensity increased with increasing the Zn2＋ addition below 8 mol.%, then decreased with further addition. Power dependence study showed that the dopant concentration of Zn2＋ had no obviously negative effect on the occurrence of PA emission. On the bases of results investigated herein, we considered that the lattice distortion by Zn2＋ doping could not directly change the special PA emission of BiOCI：Er3＋, but would improve the emission intensity when used as lattice modifier.
基金Project supported by the Key Laboratory of Optical Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘The optical quality of Er^3＋, yb^3＋： BaWO4 crystal was gown by Czochralski method. Absorption spectra were measured and energy levels were assigned. According to Judd-Ofelt theory, the spectral strength parameters of Er^3＋ ion were fitted to beΩ2 =0.3926 x 10^-20 cm^2, Ω4 =0.0721×10^-20 cm^2, Ω6 =0.0028 ×10.20 cm^2. Emission peaks centered at around 523,544 and 670 nm were observed under 334 nm He-Cd laser excitation and emission peaks centered at 1001 and 1534 nm were detected under 976 nm laser excitation. Strong green emission was also observed when the crystal was pumped with 808 nm and 976 nm laser. The mechanisms of frequency upconversion and sensitization were analyzed.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(2013CB632900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51472197)+2 种基金the Shaanxi Provincial Education Department(14JK1333)the Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences(2016DP173016)Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Functional Materials and Devices(2015SZSJ-59-5)
文摘Er^3＋-modified 0.68 Pb（Mg（1/3）Nb（2/3））O3-0.32 PbTiO3（PMN-32 PT） single crystals were grown by using the flux method. The growth mechanism of the crystal and influences of Er^3＋ ions on phase structure,electrical and optical properties were investigated. Results reveal that the crystals are still pure perovskite structure with Er3＋ ions doping, but lattice enlarges slightly. The coercive electric field is increased from 4.83 to 6.37 kV/cm for [100]-oriented crystals comparing to undoped PMN-32 PT single crystals.Moreover, the crystal exhibits upconversion emission properties. Green（531 and 552 nm） and red（670 nm） emission bands are recorded under the excitation of 980 nm diode laser, which correspond to the ^2 H（11/2）→^4 I（15/2）, ^4 S（3/2）→^4 I（15/2） and ^4 F（9/2）→^4 I（15/2） transitions of Er^3＋ ions. Our results show the feasibility of using this crystal in photoelectric multifunctional devices.
基金Project supported by Scientific Research Fund of Zhejiang Provincial Education Department (20061660)Foundation ofNingbo University (xk200435)
文摘The growth of LiNbO3 single crystal with Er^3＋ and Zn^2＋ co-doped using Bridgman method and its characteristic absorption spectra and fluorescence spectra were reported. Large-size crystals initially containing Zn^2＋ （3%） and Er^3＋ （0.6%） with good optical quality were obtained using optimized conditions such as a growth rate of 0.8- 1.5 mm·h^-1 and a temperature gradient of about 30 - 35℃·cm^-1 across the solid-liquid interface and the sealed platinum crucible. X-ray diffraction and differential thermal analysis （DTA） were used to characterize the crystals. The results indicate that the concentration of Er^3＋ ions in crystals, their absorption intensity, and their fluorescence intensity decrease from the bottom to the top in the crystals. However, for the upper part of the crystal, the up-conversion fluorescence intensity is higher than that of the lower part excited by an 800 or 970 nm pump. The effects of the crystal lattice, their structural defect and their effective segregation of Er^3＋ ions were discussed with respect to the variations of the up-conversion fluorescence intensity.
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Fund of Elite Young Researchers of Shandong Province(2008BS04004)
文摘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 Yb^3＋/Er^3＋ doped melts showed that addition of Yb^3＋/Er^3＋ 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, Yb^3＋/Er^3＋ doped melt tended to firstly nucleate as compared to undoped melt at small undercooling.
文摘The polarized absorption spectra of Tm3+/Er3+:YVO4 crystal were measured at room temperature. Based on the Judd-Ofelt theory, the spectral parameters were obtained: the intensity parameters Wl of Tm3+ in Tm/Er:YVO4 crystal: W2 = 10.69×10-20, W4 = 0.604×10-20, W6 = 2.05×10-20 cm2 for the (100) face and W2 = 10.43×10-20, W4 = 0.13×10-20, W6 = 1.83×10-20 cm2 for the (001) face. Based on these values, the oscillator strength, radioactive lifetime and fluorescence branch ratio were calculated for Tm3+ in Tm/Er:YVO4 crystal.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61265004,51272097,and 11204113)the Nature and Science Fund from Yunnan Province Ministry of Education,China(Grant No.2011C13211708)
文摘The Er^3＋/yb^3＋ co-doped transparent oxyfluoride glass-ceramics containing CaF2 nano-crystals were successfully prepared. After heat treatments, transmission electron microscopy （TEM） images showed that CaF2 nano-crystals of 20-30 nm in diameter precipitated uniformly in the glass matrix. luminescence of Er^3＋ at 540 nm and 658 nm was observed in Comparing with the host glass, high efficiency upconversion the glass ceramics under the excitation of 980 nm. Moreover, the size of the precipitated nano-crystals can be controlled by heat-treatment temperature and time. With the increase of the nano-crystal size, the intensity of the red emission increased more rapidly than that of the green emission. The energy transfer process of Er^3＋ and Yb^3＋ was convinced and the possible mechanism of Er^3＋ up-conversion was discussed.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2016YFB1102301)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51272254,61405206,and 51502292)the Open Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology,Electronic Engineering Institute,China(Grant No.SKL2015KF01)
文摘We demonstrate the spectroscopic and laser performance before and after 100 Mrad gamma-ray irradiation on an Er,Pr：GYSGG crystal grown by the Czochralski method. The additional absorption of Er,Pr：GYSGG crystal is close to zero in the 968 nm pumping and 2.7-3 μm laser wavelength regions. The lifetimes of the upper and lower levels show faint decreases after gamma-ray irradiation. The maximum output powers of 542 and 526 mW with the slope efficiencies of 17.7% and 17.0% are obtained, respectively, on the GYSGG/Er,Pr：GYSGG composite crystal before and after the gammaray irradiation. These results suggest that Er,Pr：GYSGG crystal as a laser gain medium possesses a distinguished antiradiation ability for application in space and radiant environments.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11204148,11374170)Major Basic Research Projects of Shandong Natural Science Foundation(ZR2018ZB0650)+4 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2015M580573)the Applied Basic Research Programs for Youths of Qingdao(15-9-1-52-JCH)Taishan Scholar Program of Shandong Provincethe Qingdao Postdoctoral Application Research Project(2015127)the Open Projects of State Key Laboratory of Rare-earth Resource Utilization(RERU2016015)
文摘FTIR absorption spectra indicate that H^+can easily enter the crystal structure and form OH^-centers in Er:Yb:YCOB and O-H bonds prefer to lie in the a-c plane.Within our current studied concentration level,crystal samples with higher OH-abso rption coefficie nts demonstrate stro nger fluo rescence intensity and longer fluorescence lifetime at 1535 nm.As the stretching vibration energy of OH-group approximately corresponds to the energy gap between the 4 I11/2 and 4 I13/2 levels of Er^3+,and thus,OH^-ions can shorten the fluorescence lifetime of Er^3+-4I11/2 level by the phonon-assisted cross-relaxation process between the Er^3+and OH-ions.Our curre nt results confirm that a certain conte nt of OH ions can enhance the ene rgy transfer process from Yb^3+to Er^3+and subsequently promote fluorescence output in 1.5-1.6μm.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60808033) Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (2008GZW0012)
文摘Optical characteristics and upconversion dynamics of Er3+ in Er3+/Yb3+:LiLa(MoO4)2 crystals were investigated. The absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra and the fluorescence decay curves were analyzed at room temperature. The infrared emission at 1538 nm and visible emissions at 520–569 and 640–670 nm, corresponding to 2H11/2,4S3/2→4I15/2 and 4F9/2→4I15/2 transitions of Er3+ ions, were simultaneously observed in Er3+/Yb3+:LiLa(MoO4)2 crystals under 976 nm excitation at room temperature. The maximal emiss...
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.10674019)
文摘The improvement on the calculation of anti-Stokes energy transfer rate is studied in the present work. The additional proportion coefficient between Stokes and anti-Stokes light intensities of quantum Raman scattering theory as compared with the classical Raman theory is introduced to successfully describe the anti-Stokes energy transfer. The theoretical formula for the improvement on the calculation of anti-Stokes energy transfer rate is derived for the first time in this study. The correctness of introducing coefficient exp{△E/kT} from well-known Raman scatter theory is demonstrated also. Moreover, the experimental lifetime measurement in Er0.01YbxY1-0.01-xVO4 crystal is performed to justify the validity of our important improvement in the original phonon-assisted energy transfer theory for the first time.
