Broadband 1.5-um emission of erbium-doped TeO_2-WO_3-Nb_2O_5 glass for potential WDM amplifier

Erbium-doped glass showing the wider 1.5-um emission band is reported in a novel oxide system TeO2-WO3-Nb2O5 and their thermal stability and optical properties such as absorption, emission spectra, cross-sections and fluorescence lifetime were investigated. Compared with other glass hosts, the gain bandwidth properties of Er3+ in TWN glass is close to that of bismuth glasses, and larger than those of tellurite, germanate, silicate and phosphate glasses. The broad and flat 4I13/2-4I15/2 emission and the large stimulated emission cross-section of Er3+ ions around 1.5um can be used as host material for potential broadband optical amplifier in the wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) network system.     

具有高机械强度的掺Er3+∶TeO2-Nb2O5玻璃的光谱性质研究

熔制了掺铒碲铌玻璃样品(100-XTeO2-XNb2O5(X=5,10,15,20 mol%),测试了其密度、折射率、转变温度、析晶温度、维氏机械强度、吸收光谱、荧光光谱、荧光寿命等参量。利用Judd-Ofelt和McCumber理论分别计算了铒离子强度参量Ωt (t=2, 4, 6)和受激发射截面σemi的大小,研究了掺铒碲铌玻璃样品光谱参量对Nb2O5成分的依赖性,并与典型的碲锌钠玻璃（75TeO2-20ZnO-5Na2O）在热学、机械强度、光谱性质和放大品行四个方面进行了比较.     

铒离子浓度对掺Er3+碲酸盐玻璃的Judd-Ofelt理论参数的影响

制备了四种不同铒离子掺杂浓度的碲酸盐玻璃,通过测定吸收光谱计算了吸收谱线的振子强度,根据Judd-Ofelt理论计算了不同浓度下Er3 离子发光光谱的强度参数Ωi(i=2,4,6),计算了自发辐射电偶和磁偶跃迁概率、辐射寿命、荧光分支比等参数,讨论了Er3 离子浓度变化对以上这些参数的影响.测试了Er3 :4I13/2→4I15/2跃迁对应的荧光光谱和Er3 :4I13/2能级荧光寿命.最后应用McCumber理论计算了玻璃中Er3 :4I13/2→415/2跃迁对应的受激发射截面大小.结果表明:振子强度基本上随Er3 离子浓度的增大而增强;随着Er3 离子浓度的增加,自发辐射跃迁概率A基本呈现出递增的趋势,但荧光分支比β却只有很小的变化;Er3 :4I13/2→4I15/2的发射截面随Er3 离子浓度的增大而改变很小,有效线宽都在50 nm左右.     

用于1．54μm微片激光器的高Er^3＋／Yb^3＋共掺杂的氟铝酸盐玻璃

本文系统制备了980nm半导体崩浦的应用于1．54μm波段微片激光器的高Er^3 ／Yb^3 共掺杂的氟铝酸盐玻璃。通过玻璃的吸收光谱，发射光谱和上转换荧光光谱的测试，对其光学性质、浓度淬灭及其淬灭机制进行了分析和讨论。当玻璃中Er^3 离子掺杂浓度低于10mol％的情况下，浓度淬灭现象较弱，Er^3 ／Yb^3 共掺杂的氟铝酸盐玻璃在由于Er^3 离子^4 I13／2→4^I 15／2跃迁所引起的1．54μm波段的发射强度比Er^3 单掺杂的氟铝酸盐玻璃中的荧光强度要强。在Er^3 离子掺杂浓度高于10mol％的情况下，由于Er^3 与Yb^3 之间的反能量转移过程，Er^3 ／Yb^3 共掺杂的氟铝酸盐玻璃的1．54μm波段的荧光浓度淬灭效应比Er^3 离子单掺杂的情况下明显。在Er^3 离子掺杂浓度小于10mol％的情况下，实验中发现可获得1．54μm波段高发射效率的Er^3 与Yb^3 离子最佳摩尔浓度掺杂比例约为1：1。     

Ge-Sb-Se硫系薄膜制备及光学特性研究

介绍了几种常见的硫系薄膜制备方法, 根据现有实验条件采用热蒸发法和磁控溅射法制备出Ge-Sb-Se三元体系硫系薄膜, 通过台阶仪测试薄膜的厚度和表面粗糙度, 计算出两种制备方法的成膜速率, 并通过X射线光电子能谱测试了两种制备方法所得薄膜与块体靶材组分的差别. 利用Z扫描技术和分光光度计测试了热蒸发法制备所得薄膜的三阶非线性性能和透过光谱, 计算出非线性折射率、非线性吸收系数和薄膜厚度等参数. 结果表明热蒸发法制备Ge-Sb-Se薄膜具有良好的物理结构和光学特性, 在集成光学器件方面很高的应用潜力.     

Spectroscopic properties of neodymium-doped tellurite glass fiber

Nd~(3+)-doped tellurite glass and a single mode tellurite glass fiber with a core diameter of 8 μm were prepared in this work. The 1.33-μm emission from the ~4F_(3/2)→~4I_(13/2) transition of Nd~(3+) with a spectral bandwidth of 55 nm in tellurite glass fiber is observed. The lifetime of 164 μs of ~4F_(3/2) level and quantum efficiency of about 100% are obtained.     

A low-threshold multiwavelength Brillouin fiber laser with double-frequency spacing based on a small-core fiber

We demonstrate multiwavelength Brillouin fiber lasers (MWBFLs) with double-frequency spacing based on a small-core fiber (SCF) and a standard single-mode fiber (SMF), which have core diameters of 5 and 8.8 μm, respectively. Experimental results show that the SCF-based MWBFL exhibits a higher laser output power and a lower pump threshold. The output powers of the SCF-based MWBFL are > 1.4 times those of the SMF-based MWBFL. Moreover, the threshold power required to generate each channel of the SCF-based MWBFL is 59% that of the SMF-based MWBFL. When the same pump power of 180 mW is injected, the number of laser channels generated for the SCF-based MWBFL is 13, which is twice that generated for the SMF-based MWBFL. In addition, the SCF-based MWBFL exhibits good wavelength tunability from 1535 to 1565 nm and temporal stability over an hour.     

Tm~(3+)掺杂Ge-Ga-Se玻璃中红外发光特性与多声子弛豫分析

用熔融急冷法制备了系列不同Tm3+掺杂浓度的Ge30Ga5Se65玻璃样品,测试了样品折射率、拉曼光谱、吸收光谱以及800nm激光泵浦下的近红外及中红外波段荧光光谱和荧光寿命。用Judd-Ofelt理论计算了Tm3+在Ge30Ga5Se65玻璃中的强度参数Ωi(i=2,4,6)、自发辐射跃迁概率A、荧光分支比β和辐射寿命τrad等光谱参数。讨论了800nm激光泵浦下掺杂1Wt%Tm3+样品在近红外1.23,1.48和1.8μm处的发光特性及各量子效率,研究了800nm激光泵浦下的样品中红外荧光特性与掺杂浓度之间的关系,计算了常温下该基质玻璃中Tm3+:3H5→3F4跃迁对于3.8μm处的多声子弛豫速率Wmp和Ge30Ga5Se65玻璃基质中多声子弛豫常数W(0)和电子-声子结合常数α值。结果表明Ge30Ga5Se65硒基玻璃较低的声子能量可以大大降低稀土离子能级间跃迁的多声子弛豫概率,从而提高中红外荧光发光效率,因此硒基玻璃作为稀土离子的掺杂基质材料对实现中红外荧光输出是非常有利的。     

一种新型铒镱共掺碲硅酸盐玻璃的光谱性质及荧光俘获效应研究

用高温熔制法制备了系列Er^3＋／Yb^3＋共掺碲硅酸盐玻璃样品，测试和分析了玻璃样品的吸收光谱、荧光光谱、上转换发光光谱及热稳定性。结果表明：这种玻璃具有较宽的荧光半高宽、较大的受激发射截面，较好的热稳定性。970nm泵浦下该系列玻璃在可见光525，546和658nm这3处存在明显的上转换现象，它们分别由Er^3＋离子^2H11/2→^4 I15/2，4S3/2→^4 I15/2和^4 F9/2→^4 I15/2辐射跃迁产生。另外，测试和讨论了在不同样品厚度下玻璃的光谱特性，如荧光光谱、荧光寿命和上转换发光光谱等。结果表明，荧光俘获效应对Er^3＋离子1．5μm波段荧光及上转换发光都有着较大的影响，并随着玻璃厚度的增加而增大，导致测量值与实际值产生较大的偏差。     

Amplified spontaneous emission properties of a single mode Er3+-doped tellurite fiber

Spectral characteristics of the amplified spontaneous emission(ASE)from a novel single mode Er3+ doped tellurite fiber with D-type cladding is reported in this letter.When pumped at 980 nm,an ASE source that has nearly a 100-nm flat FWHM bandwidth is obtained with a fiber length of 30-60 cm. Variation of ASE spectra with pump powers and fiber lengths are measured.Output power up to 2.0 mW is obtained with a launched pump power of 660 mW.