Energy transfer and optical gain properties of P{sub 2}O{sub 5}-ZnO-LiF: (Yb{sup 3+}, Er{sup 3+}) glasses
- Department of Physics, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati-517502, A.P. (India)
The present paper reports on the results pertaining to the emission properties of 0.5 mol% Er{sup 3+} and together (0.5 Yb{sup 3+} /0.5 Er{sup 3+}) doped PZL (P{sub 2}O{sub 5}-ZnO-LiF) glasses prepared by a melt quenching method. From the optical absorption data, absorption and stimulated emission cross-sections have been evaluated using McCumber’s theory and further cross-sectional gain has also been computed for Yb{sup 3+}/Er{sup 3+} doped glass. On exciting the single (Er{sup 3+}) and dual rare earth ions (Yb{sup 3+}/Er{sup 3+}) doped glass sample at λ{sub exci} = 379 nm, three emission bands in the visible region {sup 2}H{sub 11/2}→{sup 4}I{sub 15/2} (526 nm), {sup 4}S{sub 3/2}→{sup 4}I{sub 15/2} (549 nm) and {sup 4}F{sub 9/2}→{sup 4}I{sub 15/2} (664 nm) are observed and while at λ{sub exci} = 980 nm (Laser Diode) excitation a broad emission at 1530 nm attributed to {sup 4}H{sub 13/2}→{sup 4}I{sub 15/2} is observed in the NIR region. The enhancement in visible and NIR emission intensities with the addition of Yb{sup 3+} to Er{sup 3+} due to an energy transfer process from Yb{sup 3+} to Er{sup 3+} has been explained in terms of an energy level diagram.
- OSTI ID:
- 22490372
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1665, Issue 1; Conference: 59. DAE solid state physics symposium 2014, Tamilnadu (India), 16-20 Dec 2014; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ABSORPTION SPECTRA
CROSS SECTIONS
DIAGRAMS
DOPED MATERIALS
EMISSION SPECTRA
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY TRANSFER
ERBIUM IONS
GAIN
GLASS
LASER RADIATION
LITHIUM FLUORIDES
PHOSPHORUS OXIDES
STIMULATED EMISSION
VISIBLE SPECTRA
YTTERBIUM IONS
ZINC OXIDES