低温下Er3+/Yb3+共掺碲酸盐玻璃的发光特性研究

研究了在8—300K温度范围中, Er³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺碲酸盐玻璃的15μm荧光光谱、上转换光谱与温度的关系. Er³⁺:⁴I_13/2→⁴I_15/2跃迁发射光谱通过高斯拟合和简单的四能级系统估计了Er³⁺离子⁴I_13/2和⁴ 关键词： 碲酸盐玻璃 上转换发光 低温 荧光特性

Low temperature emission characteristics of an ytterbium sensitized erbium-doped tellurite glass

The 15 μm emission spectrum corresponding to the ⁴I_13/2→⁴I_15/2 transition and upconversion of Er³⁺ in tellurite glass in the temperature range from 8 to 300K is studied. The emission spectrum of Er³⁺: ⁴I_13/2→⁴I_15/2 transition is also analyzed using a peak-fit routine, and an equivalent four-level system is proposed to estimate the Stark splitting for the ⁴I_15/2 and ⁴I_13/2 levels of Er³⁺ in the tellurite glass. The results indicate that the ⁴I_13/2→⁴I_15/2 emission of Er³⁺ has considerable broadening due to a significant enhancement of the a' and b' emission peaks. Temperature-dependent FWHM are investigated, the results show that a monotonic increase of FWHM is observed for temperatures from 8 to 300K. Intense upconversion emission signals around 529, 545 and 669nm corresponding to the ²H_11/2, ⁴S_3/2, and ⁴F_9/2 transitions, respectively, to the ⁴I_15/2 ground state are generated and are measured as functions of temperature in the 8 to 300K range. The most remarkable result is observed in the green upconversion signal around 546 and 669nm which presented a maximum intensity enhancement of 2198 and 1556 times around 80K compared with that around 300K. Monotonic decrease is observed at temperatures above 80K. In the same temperature range the signal at 529nm diminishes to zero with lowering temperature.