Spectroscopic and laser properties of Er{sup 3+} doped fluoro-phosphate glasses as promising candidates for broadband optical fiber lasers and amplifiers

Journal Article · Thu Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 2015 · Materials Research Bulletin

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2015.06.033· OSTI ID:22475977

Babu, S. ^[1]; Seshadri, M. ^[2]; Reddy Prasad, V. ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati 517 502, A.P. (India)
2. Institute of Physics, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6165, Campinas 13083-970 (Brazil)

Highlights: • Erbium doped different fluoro-phosphate glasses are prepared and characterized. • Spectroscopic properties have been determined using Judd–Ofelt and Mc-Cumber theory. • Prominent laser transition Er{sup 3+}:{sup 4}I{sub 13/2} → {sup 4}I{sub 15/2} is observed at 1.53 μm. - Abstract: Different fluoro-phosphate glasses doped with 0.5 mol% Er{sup 3+} doped are prepared by melt quenching method. Both structural and spectroscopic properties have been characterized in order to evaluate their potential as both laser source and amplifier materials. Optical absorption measurements are carried out and analyzed through Judd–Ofelt and Mc-Cumber theories where spectroscopic parameters such as intensity parameters Ω{sub l} (λ = 2,4,6), transition probabilities, radiative lifetimes, stimulated absorption cross-sections and emission cross-sections at 1.5 μm have been evaluated for Er{sup 3+} doped different fluorophosphate glasses. The various luminescence and gain properties are explained from photoluminescence studies. The decay curve analysis have been done for obtaining the decay time constants of Er{sup 3+} excited level {sup 4}I{sub 13/2} in all the fluoro-phosphate glasses. The obtained results of each glass matrix are compared with the equivalent parameters for several other host glasses. These fluoro-phosphate glasses are found to be suitable candidates for laser and amplifier applications.

• OSTI ID: 22475977
• Journal Information: Materials Research Bulletin, Journal Name: Materials Research Bulletin Vol. 70; ISSN MRBUAC; ISSN 0025-5408
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ABSORPTION
AMPLIFIERS
CROSS SECTIONS
DOPED MATERIALS
ERBIUM ADDITIONS
EXCITED STATES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
LASER MATERIALS
OPTICAL FIBERS
PHOSPHATE GLASS
PHOTOLUMINESCENCE
STIMULATED EMISSION