Three-level all-fiber laser at 915 nm based on polarization-maintaining Nd^3+-doped silica fiber

Nd3+-doped fiber lasers at around 900 nm based on the 4F3/2→4I9/2 transition have obtained much research attention since they can be used as the laser sources for generating pure blue fiber lasers through the frequency doubling.Here,an all-fiber laser at 915 nm was realized by polarization-maintaining Nd3+-doped silica fiber.A net gain per unit length of up to 1.0 dB/cm at 915 nm was obtained from a 4.5 cm fiber,which to our best knowledge is the highest gain coefficient reported in this kind of silica fiber.The optical-to-optical conversion efficiency varies with the active fiber length and the reflectivity of the output fiber Bragg grating(FBG),presenting an optimal value of 5.3%at 5.1 cm fiber length and 70%reflectivity of the low reflection FBG.Additionally,the linear distributed Bragg reflector short cavity was constructed to explore its potential in realizing single-frequency 915 nm fiber laser.The measurement result of longitudinal-mode properties shows it is still multi-longitudinal mode laser operation with 40 mm laser cavity.These results indicate that the Nd3+-doped silica fiber could be used to realize all-fiber laser at 915 nm,which presents potential to be the seed source of high-power fiber laser.     

Sr4Al14O25:RE3+(RE=Eu,Ce,Tb)中稀土离子的发光性质

采用高温固相反应合成了Sr4Al14O25：RE^3 (RE＝Eu，Ce，Tb)样品，研究了其中Eu^3 ，Ce^3 和Tb^3 的光谱性质，以及Ce^3 与Tb^3 共掺时的能量传递现象；发现Eu^3 ，Ce^3 和Tb^3 占有两个格位，与Eu^2 在此基质中的情况相似；在Tb^3 的发射光谱中同时观察到了来自^5D3与^5D4的发射，表明两能级间无辐射跃迁过程不显著；Ce^3 对Tb^3 有敏化作用。     

Transparent Ni^2＋-Doped MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 Glass Ceramics with Broadband Infrared Luminescence

We report on transparent Ni^2＋-doped MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 glass ceramics with broadband infrared luminescence. Ni^2＋-doped MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 glass is prepared by using the conventional method. After heat treatment at high temperature, MgAl2O4 crystallites are precipitated, and their average size is about 4.3 nm. No luminescence is detected in the as-prepared glass sample, while broadband infrared luminescence centred at around 1315 nm with full width at half maximum （FWHM） of about 300 nm is observed from the glass ceramics. The observed infrared emission could be attributed to the ^3T2g（^3F）→^3A2g（^3F） transition of octahedral Ni^2＋ ions in the MgAl2O4 crystallites of the transparent glass ceramics. The product of the fluorescence lifetime and the stimulated emission cross section is about 1.6×10^-24 s cm^2.     

Broadband Infrared Luminescence of Bismuth-Doped Borosilicate Glasses

We prepare bismuth-doped borosilicate glasses and the luminescence properties in infrared wavelength region are investigated. Transmission spectrum, fluorescence spectrum and fluorescence decay curve are measured. The glasses exhibit a broad infrared luminescence peaking at 1340nm with the full width at half maximum of about 205 nm, and lifetime of 273us when excited by an 808-nm laser diode. The glasses are promising materials for broadband optical amplifiers and tunable lasers.     

Sr_4Al_(14)O_(25)∶RE~(3+)(RE=Eu,Ce,Tb)中稀土离子的发光性质

采用高温固相反应合成了Sr4Al14O25∶RE3+(RE=Eu,Ce,Tb)样品,研究了其中Eu3+,Ce3+和Tb3+的光谱性质,以及Ce3+与Tb3+共掺时的能量传递现象;发现Eu3+,Ce3+和Tb3+占有两个格位,与Eu2+在此基质中的情况相似;在Tb3+的发射光谱中同时观察到了来自5D3与5D4的发射,表明两能级间无辐射跃迁过程不显著;Ce3+对Tb3+有敏化作用。     

掺铒高硅氧玻璃光谱性质的研究

应用Judd-Oflet理论计算了新型掺铒高硅氧玻璃中铒离子的强度参量Ω_t(t=2,4,6)，Ω₂=8.15×10^-20，Ω₄=1.43×10^-20，Ω₆=1.22×10^-20，相比于其他氧化物玻璃，表现出较大的Ω_2,6值，反映了铒离子周围的近邻结构不对称性和Er-O键的离子键成分较高.利用McCumber理论计算得到了能级^{关键词： 掺铒高硅氧玻璃 Judd-Ofelt理论 量子效率}     

通过Bi3+发光特征判定“争议”格位——以Ca2MgSi2O7:Bi3+荧光粉为例

在以往的研究工作中,人们经常关注给定基质具有多个格位所对应多发光中心的光致发射。 取决于所掺杂的基质,多个格位的晶体化合物应该可以提供相应的多发光中心,但某些化合物有时只会表现一个发光中心,由此产生“争议性”发光中心。 据以往研究,以稀土离子掺杂而为人所知的经典镁黄长石(Ca₂MgSi₂O₇)长余辉化合物具有“争议性”Ca格位。 为此,在本文中以非稀土离子(Bi³⁺)特有的发光特性从侧面来研究Ca₂MgSi₂O₇化合物中的“争议性”Ca格位问题。 结果表明,在250和276 nm激发波长激发下,所有的Bi³⁺掺杂Ca₂MgSi₂O₇样品均有峰位位于582和350 nm的两个Bi³⁺特征发射带。结合晶体结构分析,光谱结果表明,Ca₂MgSi₂O₇:Bi³⁺荧光粉具有对应于六配位和八配位的两个不同Ca²⁺格位的两个Bi³⁺发光中心,即,Bi³⁺(Ⅰ)(~582 nm)和Bi³⁺(Ⅱ)(~350 nm)发光中心。 此外,光谱分析进一步表明,Bi³⁺(Ⅰ)与Bi³⁺(Ⅱ)具有单向的能量传递,而且,发现这两个发光中心所对应的相对发射强度是依赖于激发波长和Bi³⁺掺杂浓度。 实验证明了Ca₂MgSi₂O₇晶体化合物具有两个Ca格位,而不是有些工作中所讨论的一个Ca格位。 本文工作可以为已知或未知的具有“争议性”格位的晶体化合物的验证提供新的借鉴。