高性能大口径顺磁旋光玻璃

旋光玻璃广泛用于激光的调制、偏转、开关和高功率激光系统的隔离器.旋光玻璃的主要性质为费尔德常数.含高顺磁离子的旋光玻璃具有大的费尔德常数,可见区高透过等优点.具有较大磁矩和较低f-d跃迁能隙的顺磁离子铽应具有大的费尔德常数.本工作以高Tb2O3含量的Tb2 O3-B2O3-Al2O3-SiO2为基本系统.研究玻璃的形成;测定了不同Tb3+离子浓度时的费尔德常数,符合线性关系;调整玻璃组成以避免析晶,发展了波长632 nm的费尔德常数为75.1～116.4 rad/(T·m)的TG20,TG28,TG32旋光玻璃系列.建立了10升规模铂坩埚高温熔炉,成形和退火设备.形成口径30 cm旋光玻璃的生产能力.产品的1054 nm光吸收小于0.008 cm-1,1 ns的激光破坏阈值大于8 J/cm2,透过波前畸变小于五分之一波长.所制造的旋光玻璃已用于美国Lawrence Livermore国家实验室,中国"神光Ⅱ"升级,英国Rutherford实验室的Vulcan Laser System和CNRS CEA Luli等高功率激光系统.     

锗酸盐玻璃中Yb3+/Tm3+/Ho3+掺杂浓度对2 μm发光的影响

为了研究锗酸盐玻璃中采用Yb3+/Tm3+/Ho3+三掺杂方式实现2 μm激光的可行性,研究了3种稀土离子的掺杂浓度对近2 μm发光的影响,从而对稀土离子掺杂浓度进行优化选择以确定理想的掺杂浓度.实验结果表明,在TmF3掺杂摩尔分数为1%时,随着Yb3+浓度的提高Ho3+的2 μm荧光强度增强;当TmF3掺杂摩尔分数为3%时,随着Yb3+浓度的提高Ho3+的2 μm荧光强度降低;随着Yb3+浓度的提高,Tm3+的近2 μm荧光发射会得到增强,且当Tm3+浓度较高时其发光更为明显,这相对削弱了Ho3+的2 μm荧光.Ho3+2 μm发光受Tm3+/Ho3+的浓度比值影响很大,即用980 nm光抽运三掺杂样品,无论Tm3+浓度单一提高还是Ho3+浓度单一降低,对于Ho3+的2μm荧光都是不利的.     

Yb3+敏化Tm3+掺杂氧卤碲酸盐玻璃的上转换发光研究

研究了Yb2O3浓度对Tm3 /Yb3 共掺氧卤碲酸盐玻璃的上转换发光的影响,分析了上转换发光机理。结果发现,通过980 nm的激光二极管激发,在室温下同时观察到强烈的蓝光(475 nm)和微弱的红光(649 nm),分别是由于Tm3 离子1G4→3H6和1G4→3F4跃迁产生的;上转换机理分析表明,上转换蓝光和红光都是由于双光子吸收过程。随Yb2O3浓度增加,Yb3 离子寿命降低,Yb3 到Tm3 的能量转移效率增加,上转换蓝光和红光强度先增加,在Yb2O3摩尔比为3时达到最大,然后降低。分析认为,Yb3 的浓度猝灭主要是由于3H4(Tm3 )→2F5/2(Yb3 )反向能量转移的结果。结果表明Yb3 敏化Tm3 掺杂氧卤碲酸盐玻璃是一种上转换蓝光激光器的潜在基质材料。     

荧光俘获效应对掺饵氧化物玻璃光谱性质的影响

测试了不同掺杂浓度和样品厚度下掺铒磷酸盐和碲酸盐玻璃的吸收光谱、荧光光谱和荧光寿 命，计算了Er³⁺离子在1.53 μm处的吸收截面(σ_a)、发射截面(σ _e)、自发辐射跃迁概率(A_rad)、辐射跃迁寿命(τ_rad) 、以及辐射跃迁量子效率(η)等光谱参数.讨论了荧光俘获效应对掺铒磷酸盐和碲酸盐玻璃 光谱性质及光谱参数的影响.结果表明即使在铒离子低掺杂浓度(0.1 mol% Er₂O ₃)下，荧光俘获效应也普遍存在于掺铒玻璃材料中，使得荧光寿命(τ_{f)和荧光半高宽(FWHM)随样品的厚度和铒离子掺杂浓度增加而增大，导致碲酸盐和磷酸 盐玻璃中τf分别增加11%—37％和6%—17%，FWHM分别增加15%—64%和11%—55% ，使得掺铒玻璃材料的放大品性参数(σe×FWHM) 也相应被估高.由于铒离子在 碲酸盐玻璃中在1.53 μm处吸收和发射截面重叠面积较大，加之铒离子在前者基质中的发射 截面高于后者，使得掺铒碲酸盐玻璃中的荧光俘获效应高于磷酸盐玻璃. 关键词： 荧光俘获 铒离子 碲酸盐玻璃 磷酸盐玻璃}     

Gain and Noise Figure of a Double-Pass Waveguide Amplifier Based on Er/Yb-Doped Phosphate Glass

A waveguide amplifier is fabricated by Ag^＋-Na^＋ two-step ion exchange on Er/Yb-doped phosphate glass. The spectroscopic performance of glass and the properties of channel waveguide are characterized. A double-pass configuration is adopted to measure the gain and noise figure （NF） of the waveguide amplifier, and the comparison of gain and NF for the single and double-pass configuration of the waveguide amplifier is presented. The results show that the double-pass configuration can make the gain increase from 8.8dB （net gain 2.2dB/cm） of the single-pass one to 14.6dB （net gain 3.65dB/cm） for small input power at 1534nm, and the NF are all lower than 5.5dB for both the configurations.     

Cr3+,Yb3+,Er3+共掺磷酸盐铒玻璃转镜调Q激光性质研究

研究了Cr³⁺,Yb³⁺,Er³⁺共掺磷酸盐铒玻 璃转镜调Q激光性质.三种Er₂O₃掺杂浓度的激光实验结果表明，在Er₂O₃名义掺杂浓 度为0.5wt％时，玻璃的综合激 光性质最好，重复频率为0.1Hz时，它的激光阈值功率为14.5mJ，最大输出能量为9.6mJ ，斜率效率为0.55％.在同种实验条件下，比较了Cr14和Kigre公司生产的QE-7S激光性质参数，实验表明，前者激光阈值功率稍低，而后者的斜率效率和最大输出功率略高. 关键词： 3+-Yb³⁺-Er³⁺共掺')" href="#">Cr³⁺-Yb³⁺-Er³⁺共掺 磷酸 盐玻璃 光谱性质 激光性质     

Frequency Upconversion Emission of Er^3＋-Doped Strontium-Lead-Bismuth Glasses

Er^3 -doped strontium-lead-bismuth glasses for developing potential upconversion lasers have been fabricated and characterized. Under 975 nm excitation, intense green and red emissions centred at 525, 546, and 657nm,corresponding to the transitions ^2H11/2 → ^4I15/2, ^4S3/2 → ^4I15/2, and ^4F9/2 → ^4I15/2, respectively, were observed at room temperature. The upconversion mechanisms are discussed based on the energy matching and quadratic dependence on excitation power, and the dominant mechanisms are excited state absorption and energy transfer upconversion for 525 and 546nm emissions, and energy transfer upconversion for 657nm emission.     

Optical transitions in Er^3＋ doped lead germanate glasses

Er^{3+}- and Er^{3+}/Yb^{3+}-doped lead germanate glasses that are suitable for use in fibre lasers and optical amplifiers as well as optical waveguide devices have been fabricated and characterized. The absorption spectra from near-infrared to visible were obtained and the Judd－Ofelt parameters were determined from the absorption band. Intense and broad 1.53μm infrared fluorescence and visible upconversion luminescence were observed under 976 nm diode laser excitation. For 1.53μm emission band, the full widths at half-maximum are 36, 37, 51 nm for GPE, GPYE and GPFE samples, respectively. For frequency upconversion emission, the intense bands centred at around 524, 545, 657nm are due to the {}^4S_{3/2}+{}^2H_{11/2}→{}^4I_{15/2} and {}^4F_{9/2}→{}^4I_{15/2} transitions of Er^{3+} ions. The quadratic dependence of the green and red emissions on excitation power indicates that the two-photon absorption process occurs under the 976nm excitation.     

Physical Properties of Novel Lead-Bismuthate Glasses with Large Transmitting Windows

Novel lead-bismuthate glasses with low OH concentration have been obtained in the Bi2O3-PbO-SrO system. The role of the different components in the glass formation has been explored from the density, refractive index measurements, indicating that the physical properties are mainly agected by Bi2O3 and PbO contents. The densities and refractive indices of these glasses are in the ranges of 7.639-7.699 g/cm^3 and 2.47-2.94, respectively. A wide transmitting window from visible to infrared (IR) regions and good thermal stability for some compositions of these g/asses have been observed, which make them appealing candidates for different optical applications suc has upconverting phosphors, new laser materials, optical waveguides and crystal-free fibre drawing.     

Study of refractive index and thickness of TiO2／ormosil planar waveguide

Hybrid titania/ormosil waveguide films have been prepared by sol-gel method at low thermal treatment temperature of 150℃. The influence of processing parameters including the molar ratios of Ti(OBu)_{4}/glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GLYMO) and H_{2}O/Ti(OBu)_{4} (expressed as R), especially aging of sol, on the refractive index and thickness of film was investigated. The optical properties of films were measured with Scanning Electron Microscope and m-line spectroscopy. The results indicate that the film thickness increases with the aging time of sol, but the variation of refractive index as a function of aging time of sol depends on the relative ratio of GLYMO to Ti-alkoxide. The relation between film thickness and corresponding sol viscosity is linear as the volume of GLYMO is 80% within the range of measured data.