Yb∶FAP晶体的光谱特性

研究了Yb∶FAP晶体的光谱特性.用980nm的InGaAs激光二极管激发测量了Yb∶FAP晶体的偏振发射光谱和荧光寿命,结合晶体的偏振吸收光谱,采用对易法计算了晶体的吸收截面和发射截面.讨论了Yb3+掺杂浓度对Yb∶FAP的光谱参数的影响.在较低掺杂浓度下,Yb∶FAP晶体π偏振方向在903nm处的吸收截面为10×10-20cm2,在1.043μm处的发射截面为5.8×10-20cm2,激光上能级的荧光寿命为1.1ms.比较了Yb∶FAP晶体和Yb∶YAG晶体的光谱性能参数.     

掺镱氟磷酸钙晶体实现激光连续运转

掺镱类激光晶体由于具有大的受激发射截面和长的上能级寿命 ,近年来被人们普遍看好为未来激光惯性约束核聚变研究所需要的首选激光材料。掺镱的氟磷酸钙 [Yb:Ca5( PO4) 3F,简称 Yb:FAP]晶体的发射截面为 5 .9× 1 0 - 2 0 cm2 ,上能级寿命为 1 .0 8ms,因此特别适合作高能量激光增益介质。最近我们采用中国科学院上海光学精密机械研究所新生长的高质量Yb:FAP晶体 ,首次在国内实现了连续激光输出。实验中采用的晶体尺寸为 5 mm× 5 mm×1 0 mm,Yb离子的实际掺杂的原子数分数为 1 .3%。考虑到 Yb:FAP晶体的吸收特性和发射特性 ,我们在…     

Er3+:YVO4中Er3+的光谱参数计算

根据掺杂Er3+(0.5%)的YVO4样品的吸收光谱,用Jubb-Ofelt理论拟合出唯象强度参最Ωλ,并由此计算了激发能级的振子强度、自发辐射跃迁速率、荧光分支比和积分发射截面等光谱参量.并根据这些光学参量,分析了Er3+:YVO4晶体的应用价值.其中,特别是4I13/2→4I15/2, 2H11/2→4I15/2, 4S3/2→4I15/2和4F9/2→4I15/2等几个强发光能级具有较大的振子强度(大于10-6)和积分发射截面(大于10-18cm),分别分析了它们的应用前景,因此非常值得关注.并且,本文结果和Capobianco等所报道的Er3+(2.5 mol%):YVO4晶体强度参量结果很相近.而且,通过比较掺Er3+钒酸钇晶体和掺Er3+其他晶体的光学性能,可以看出钒酸钇晶体作为激光晶体的优点.最后,还根据Er3+在晶体中的对称性,利用群论讨论了Er3+在YVO4晶场中各能级的劈裂情况.     

重金属碲酸盐玻璃中Ho~(3+)的红外辐射特性

制备了高折射率Ho3+单掺和Ho3+/Yb3+共掺低声子能量重金属碲酸盐玻璃.根据Judd-Ofelt理论对吸收光谱进行拟合,求得Ho3+强度参数Ωt(t=2,4,6)分别为4.373×10-20,1.906×10-20和1.451×10-20cm2,并进一步计算了Ho3+在红外区各能级跃迁的振子强度、自发辐射跃迁概率、辐射寿命和荧光分支比等光谱参数.982 nm激发下,铋碲酸盐玻璃中Yb3+直接敏化Ho3+,在红外区产生有效红外发射.Ho3+吸收与发射截面在1.95和2.05μm处分别高达5.63×10-21和6.24×10-21cm2,大于Ho3+掺杂磷酸盐和氟化物玻璃,这有利于降低激光抽运阈值,实现高效Ho3+激光输出.较低的声子能量和较大的发射截面表明,Ho3+/Yb3+共掺杂铋碲酸盐玻璃有望成为良好的红外激光工作物质.     

Er~(3+)∶YVO_4中Er~(3+)的光谱参数计算

根据掺杂Er3+(0.5%)的YVO4样品的吸收光谱,用Jubb—Ofelt理论拟合出唯象强度参量Ωλ,并由此计算了激发能级的振子强度、自发辐射跃迁速率、荧光分支比和积分发射截面等光谱参量。并根据这些光学参量,分析了Er3+∶YVO4晶体的应用价值。其中,特别是4I13/2→4I15/2,2H11/2→4I15/2,4S3/2→4I15/2和4F9/2→4I15/2等几个强发光能级具有较大的振子强度(大于10-6)和积分发射截面(大于10-18cm),分别分析了它们的应用前景,因此非常值得关注。并且,本文结果和Capobianco等所报道的Er3+(2.5 mol%)∶YVO4晶体强度参量结果很相近。而且,通过比较掺Er3+钒酸钇晶体和掺Er3+其他晶体的光学性能,可以看出钒酸钇晶体作为激光晶体的优点。最后,还根据Er3+在晶体中的对称性,利用群论讨论了Er3+在YVO4晶场中各能级的劈裂情况。     

Yb:FAP晶体的光谱特性

研究了Yb:FAP晶体的光谱特性.用980nm的InGaAs激光二极管激发测量了Yb:FAP晶体的偏振发射光谱和荧光寿命,结合晶体的偏振吸收光谱,采用对易法计算了晶体的吸收截面和发射截面.讨论了Yb³⁺掺杂浓度对Yb:FAP的光谱参数的影响.在较低掺杂浓度下,Yb:FAP晶体π偏振方向在903nm处的吸收截面为10×10^-20cm²,在1.043μm处的发射截面为5.8×10^-20cm²,激光上能级的荧光寿命为1.1ms.比较了Yb:FAP晶体和Yb:YAG晶体的光谱性能参数.     

YAlO3晶体中pr3+的4f2能级

YAlO3∶pr3+是一种受到广泛关注的发光体系,本文根据文献中给出的YAlO3∶pr3+晶体中Pr3+的晶体场能级,从Nd3+离子的晶体场参数和Pr3+的准自由离子参数出发,采用f-shell计算软件包对pr3+的能级参数进行了研究,并对获得的参数进行了讨论.用拟合获得的参数计算了pr3+的4f2电子构型的所有能级.     

Li+共掺杂GdTaO4:Eu3+发光增强效应的研究

测量了不同浓度Li+共掺杂下GdTaO4:Eu3+荧光粉材料的X射线衍射谱(XRD)、发射光谱以及红外透射谱,并应用Judd-Ofelt理论,由发射光谱得到Eu3+的光谱跃迁强度参数Ω2.发现Li+共掺杂有助于提高GdTaO4:Eu3+的发光强度,当x=0.06和0.10时,612 nm处的发光强度分别被提升了1.7倍和1.5倍.发光增加的原因是因为Li+的助熔剂效应有效提高了GdTaO4材料的结品性能,并抑制了Cd2O3和Ta2O5杂相的产生,而非所推测的掺Li+引起了配位场对称性降低,从而导致宇称禁戒的放宽.此时Gd0.92-xLixTaO4:Eu3+0.08材料不仪结晶性能较好,而且Gd2O3和Ta2O5杂相也相对较少,故而发光增强最为明显.     

Tm~(3+)/Yb~(3+)共掺激光晶体的本征光学双稳特性分析与参数优化

理论研究了650nm激光雪崩抽运Tm3+/Yb3+共掺激光晶体的本征光学双稳态.基于系统的非线性耦合速率方程理论,数值分析了Tm3+/Yb3+离子能级布居数的本征光学双稳性、系统参数对光学双稳态的影响和双稳迟滞回线的动态变化.数值结果给出了光子雪崩机制下Tm3+/Yb3+共掺激光晶体的可见与红外光谱发光的本征光学双稳态;指出了通过优化Tm3+/Yb3+离子浓度比,选取低声子能晶体基质和采用晶体冷却技术,以及调谐抽运光与Tm3+离子激发态跃迁能隙满足共振频率匹配,可以有效地增强本征光学双稳效应;通过微调谐抽运光波长和控制抽运光强变化速率,可以实现动态调控的本征光学双稳态.     

单掺杂和共掺杂氟化物纳米晶体的发光特性

基质结构的变化为掺杂稀土发光离子提供了不同的局域环境,从而为改变和影响掺杂离子的光发射性质提供了条件。本文采用激光光谱学的方法从实验上研究了基质变化对氟化物纳米晶体中的掺杂稀土Eu3+和Pr3+的光发射性质的影响规律,以及同一基质中单掺杂和共掺杂稀土离子的光发射特性。结果发现:可通过变换基质和离子共掺杂来实现荧光谱线强度和色纯度的改进。依据掺杂离子的能级结构以及纳米晶体基质的对称性变化等因素,对所观测到的实验现象进行了分析讨论。     

Study of the Defect Structure and Crystal-Field Parameters of α-Al2O3:Yb3+

The methods currently used for studying the defect structure of laser host crystals doped with transition metal or rare-earth ions have several drawbacks or limitations. This study proposes an alternative approach for obtaining optimized impurity structures using molecular dynamics calculation in conjunction with the superposition model. This new approach is specifically applied to a system named α-Al₂O₃:Yb³⁺, in which the simulated defect structure is used to fit the superposition model parameters directly onto the observed energy levels. Such an approach provides predicted values of crystal-field parameters, Zeeman splitting g-factor, and hyperfine structure constants. Moreover, the C_3v site symmetry is found to be a good approximation for the actual C₃ site of Yb³⁺, as doped in an α-Al₂O₃ crystal.     

Theoretical and comparative investigations of Yb ion in MWO4 and M′MoO4 scheelites crystals (M=Sr, Pb, Ca, Ba) and (M′=Sr, Pb, Ca, Cd)

The crystal-field model is applied to a series of scheelites crystals (CaWO₄, SrWO₄, PbWO₄, BaWO₄, CdMoO₄, CaMoO₄, SrMoO₄ and PbMoO₄) doped with the Yb³⁺ ion. The calculated crystal-field parameters present a general trend of variation with M²⁺ ionic radius of the host cation. The maximum splitting ΔE of the ²F_7/2 manifold of the Yb³⁺ ion is then obtained as a function of N_V crystal-field strength parameters. The agreement between experimental results and theoretical predictions for all investigated systems is very satisfactory. The crystal-field effects are very important for the prediction of emission energies of the Yb³⁺ ion in different scheelites.     

From optical spectroscopy to a concentration quenching model and a theoretical approach to laser optimization for Yb3+-doped YLiF4 crystals

A spectroscopic characterization was carried out to identify crystal-field levels for magnetic-dipole transitions of Yb³⁺ ions located in the Y³⁺ dodecahedral S₄ crystallographic site in YLiF₄ (YLF) crystals which were grown either by the Czochralski technique or by the laser heated pedestal growth (LHPG) technique. The concentration dependence of the measured decay time of the ²F_5/2 excited level of Yb³⁺ was analysed in order to understand relevant concentration quenching mechanisms. Under Yb³⁺ ion infrared pumping, self-trapping and up-conversion non-radiative energy transfer to trace rare-earth impurities (Er³⁺, Tm³⁺) has been observed over the visible region and interpreted by a limited-diffusion process within the Yb³⁺ doping ion subsystem to the impurities. The principal parameters useful for a theoretical approach for potential laser applications of Yb³⁺-doped YLiF₄ crystals have also been given.     

Structures and luminescence properties of Yb3＋ in the double perovskites Ba2YB＇O6 （B＇=Ta5＋, Nb5＋） phosphors

The Yb³⁺ doped Ba₂YB'O₆ (B'=Ta⁵⁺, Nb⁵⁺) were prepared by high temperature solid-state reaction method, their structures were determined by x-ray diffraction and refined by Rietveld method. The diffuse reflection absorption, excitation and emission spectra of Yb³⁺:Ba₂YB'O₆ (B'=,Ta⁵⁺, Nb⁵⁺) were measured at room temperature. Under the excitation of ultraviolet light, these phosphors exhibit broad charge transfer band emissions of TaO₆ or NbO₆ centre with large Stokes shift. The Yb³⁺ doped into these hosts are situated at Y³⁺ sites of cubic symmetry (O_h). The experimental energy levels of Yb³⁺ in Ba₂YTaO₆ and Ba₂YNbO₆ were determined by photoluminescence and diffuse reflection absorption spectra. Their wavefunctions and theoretical energy levels were obtained by diagonalising the Hamiltonian matrix. The experimental energy levels were fitted by Levenberg--Marquardt iteration algorithm to determine crystal field parameters. Then, the magnetic-pole transition line strengths of Yb³⁺:Ba₂YB'O₆(B'=Ta⁵⁺, Nb⁵⁺) from (²F_5/2)Γ₈^- to the low-energy states were calculated.     

Theoretical calculations of the optical band positions and spin-Hamiltonian parameters for Yb at the tetragonal Y site of KY3F10 crystal

The six optical band positions and six spin-Hamiltonian parameters [g factors g_∥, g_⊥ and hyperfine structure constants A_∥(¹⁷¹Yb³⁺), A_⊥(¹⁷¹Yb³⁺), A_∥(¹⁷³Yb³⁺), A_⊥(¹⁷³Yb³⁺)] for Yb³⁺ ion at the tetragonal Y³⁺ site of KY₃F₁₀ crystal are calculated from a diagonalization (of energy matrix) method. In the method, the Hamiltonian of energy matrix contains the free-ion, crystal-field interaction, Zeeman (or magnetic) interaction and hyperfine interaction terms and so a 14×14 complete energy matrix for 4f¹³ ion in tetragonal crystal-field and under an external magnetic field is constructed. Diagonalizing the energy matrix, these optical and EPR spectral data are calculated together and the calculated results are in reasonable agreement with the experimental values. The signs of hyperfine structure constants A_∥, A_⊥ for the isotopes ¹⁷¹Yb³⁺ and ¹⁷³Yb³⁺ in KY₃F₁₀ are suggested. The results are discussed.     

The spectroscopic properties of Yb3+ doped α-BBO crystal

2.0 mol% (relative to Ba²⁺) Yb³⁺ doped α-BaB₂O₄ (α-BBO) crystal was obtained by the Czochralski method. The doped crystal structure was determined by means of an X-ray diffraction analysis. The absorption, near-infrared (NIR) luminescence spectra and fluorescence decay curve of Yb³⁺ doped α-BBO crystal were investigated. NIR emission under 940 nm and 980 nm LDs (laser diodes) excitation was observed in the Yb doped α-BBO crystal.     

Crystal growth and spectroscopic characterization of Yb:LiTaO3

Spectroscopic properties are presented for Yb³⁺ incorporated into single crystals of LiTaO₃ grown by the top-seeded solution growth method. From an analysis of the absorption and fluorescence spectra, we are able to determine the Stark-level components of the ²F_7/2 (the ground-state multiplet manifold) and the ²F_5/2 (the excited-state multiplet manifold of Yb³⁺ (4f¹³)). The room-temperature fluorescence lifetime of ²F_5/2 is 678 μs as measured on a thin sample to reduce possibilities for reabsorption. Spectral comparisons of Yb³⁺-doped LiTaO₃ and LiNbO₃ are drawn. The crystal-field splitting of Yb³⁺(4f¹³) in both crystal hosts is modeled using a set of crystal-field splitting parameters, B_nm, determined from a recent spectroscopic analysis of Er³⁺(4f¹¹) in LiNbO₃. Without adjustment of the B_nm parameters, the model predicts the Stark-level energy and the symmetry label for each level in reasonable agreement with the experimental values. Less photorefractive than its niobate cousin, LiTaO₃ has potential for use in numerous integrated electro-optical circuits and devices.     

Structural analysis and crystal-field calculations of Nd^3＋ in Gdx Lu1-x TaO4（x = 0.85） polycrytalline

The crystal structural parameters of Nd 3+-doped rare earth orthotantalate Gd x Lu 1 x TaO 4(x = 0.85) are determined by applying the Rietveld refinement to its X-ray diffraction,and its emission and excitation spectra at 77 K are analysed.The relativistic model of ab initio self-consistent DV-Xα method,which is applied to the cluster NdO 8 in Gd x Lu 1 x TaO 4,and the effective Hamiltonian model are used to investigate its spin-orbit and crystal-field parameters.The free-ions and crystal-field parameters are fitted to the experimental energy levels at 77 K with a root-mean-square deviation of 14.92 cm 1.According to the crystal-field calculations,96 levels of Nd 3+ are assigned.Finally,the fitting results of free-ions and crystal-field parameters are compared with those already reported for Nd 3+:YAlO 3.The results indicate that the free-ion parameters are similar to those of the Nd3+ in Gdx Lu1-x TaO4 and YAlO 3 hosts,and the crystal-field interaction of Nd3+ in Gdx Lu1-x TaO4 is stronger than that in YAlO 3.     

Spectral properties and energy transfer of Yb,Er:GdVO4 crystal

GdVO₄ single crystal co-doped with Yb³⁺ and Er³⁺ was grown by the Czochralski method. The X-ray powder diffraction pattern of Yb,Er:GdVO₄ crystal confirms that the as-grown crystal is isostructural with pure GdVO₄ crystal. Its polarized absorption spectra and non-polarized fluorescence spectra were measured at room temperature. The absorption band at 984 nm for π-polarization has an FWHM of about 36 nm, which is favorable for InGaAs LD laser pumping. The spectrum properties of Er³⁺ in Yb,Er:GdVO₄ crystal were investigated based on Judd–Ofelt theory. There is strong energy transfer from Yb³⁺ to Er³⁺ in this crystal. When excited with 980 nm radiation, this crystal emitted strong fluorescence at about 1529 nm and 552.5 nm. The total energy transfer rate and efficiency from Yb³⁺ to Er³⁺ is 3.33 ms^-1 and 67%, respectively. The energy transfer between Er³⁺ and Yb³⁺ ions is a multistep transfer process, and was investigated based on a random-walk model. The investigation result shows that there is strong cooperative-sensitization effect from Yb³⁺ to Er³⁺, which is the main upconversion energy-transfer process in this crystal. PACS 42.70.Hj; 81.10.Fq; 42.55.Rz     

Tm3+/Yb3+共掺碲酸盐玻璃的近红外发光及能量传递机理

采用高温熔融法制备了组分为TeO₂-ZnO-Na₂O的Tm³⁺离子单掺和Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺碲酸盐玻璃,应用Judd-Ofelt理论计算分析了玻璃样品的强度参量Ω_t(t=2, 4, 6),自发辐射跃迁几率A,荧光分支比β和荧光辐射寿命τ_rad等光谱参量,测量得到了不同Yb³⁺离子掺杂浓度下玻璃样品的Tm³⁺离子上转换发光谱.结果显示,在980 nm泵浦光激励下玻璃样品发射出强烈的近红外上转换荧光.对Tm³⁺离子上转换发光分析表明,强烈的Tm³⁺离子近红外上转换发光主要来自于Yb³⁺/Yb³⁺离子间的共振能量传递以及基于单声子和双声子辅助的Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺离子间的非共振能量传递过程,并进一步计算得到了声子贡献比和能量传递系数.最后,计算分析了Tm³⁺:³F₄→³H₆能级间跃迁的1.8 μm波段吸收截面、受激发射截面和增益系数.研究表明,Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺共掺TeO₂-ZnO-Na₂O玻璃可以作为近红外波段固体激光器的潜在增益基质.