Effect of concentration quenching on the spectroscopic properties of Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped AlF3-based glasses

A series of highly Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped fluoroaluminate glasses have been investigated in order to develop a microchip laser at 1.54 μm under 980 nm excitation. Measurements of absorption, emission and upconversion spectra have been performed to examine the effect of Er3+/Yb3+ concentration quenching on spectroscopic properties. In the glasses with Er3+ concentrations below 10 mol%, concentration quenching is very low and the Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped fluoroaluminate glasses have stronger fluorescence of 1.54 μm due to the 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 transition than that of Er3+ singly-doped glasses. As Er3+ concentrations above 10 mol% in the Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped samples, concentration quenching of 1.54 μm does obviously occur as a result of the back energy transfer from Er3+ to Yb3+. To obtain the highest emission efficiency at 1.54 μm, the optimum doping-concentration ratio of Er3+/Yb3+ was found to be approximately 1:1 in mol fraction when the Er3+ concentration is less than 10 mol%.     

Dy3+单掺和Er3+,Yb3+共掺氧氟微晶玻璃的发光性能

采用高温熔融法和热处理工艺制作了含有GdF3纳米晶的氧氟微晶玻璃。在386 nm激发下,Dy3+掺杂氧氟微晶玻璃的发光强度明显增强,且蓝光对黄光的发光强度比逐渐增大,表明Dy3+已进入到GdF3纳米晶中。在980 nm激光器泵浦下,Er3+,Yb3+共掺氧氟微晶玻璃的上转换发光随着热处理温度的升高明显增强,Er3+的上转换发光出现明显的Stark分裂现象,这亦说明Er3+已进入到GdF3纳米晶相中。通过研究上转换发光强度与泵浦功率的关系,确定绿光上转换发光为双光子过程。     

INFRARED EMISSION FROM Si IMPLANTED WITH HIGH Er CONCENTRATION

Erbium-doped silicon has been fabricated by ion implantation performed on a metal vapour vacuum arc ion source. After rapid thermal annealing (RTA), 1.54μm photoluminescence was observed at 77K. Rutherford backscattering spectrum indicated that Er ions are mainly distributed near the surface of the samples, and Er concentration exceeded 10²¹cm^-3. Needle nanometre crystalline silicon (nc-Si) was formed on the substrate surface. Band edge emission spectrum at 10K verified that the minority carrier lifetime increased upon RTA. The photocarrier mediated processes enabled energy transferring from nc-Si (or c-Si) to the Er³⁺ ions and resulted in light emission of 1.54μm.     

Characterization of Er-doped fluoride glass ceramics waveguides containing LaF3 nanocrystals

Highly Er³⁺-doped fluoride glass ceramics planar waveguides containing LaF₃ nanocrystals have been fabricated by physical vapor deposition (PVD). The solubility of Er³⁺ in the segregated nanocrystals can reach 30 mol% which is much larger than the value found in LaF₃-oxide glass ceramics. A quantitative analysis of the photoluminescence of the 1.54 μm emission band of Er³⁺ ions has demonstrated that erbium ions are partitioned in both crystals and vitreous phase. The short lifetime (2.2 ms) measured for erbium incorporated in LaF₃ crystal lattice is a consequence of concentration quenching while the lifetime is close to 10 ms in the glassy phase. The emission bandwidth has been found to be greater than that of the precursor glass (71 nm at the half-height width). The high Er³⁺ concentration and spectral width could make this nanostructured fluoride material suitable for planar amplifier in the C telecommunication band.     

Er离子注入的富硅SiO2MOS-LED的可见和红外电致发光特性

通过Er离子和Si离子注入并结合高温退火制备了Er掺杂的富硅SiO2薄膜以及ITO/SiON/富硅SiO2:Er/Si MOS结构电致发光器件.研究了富Si浓度的变化对Er3+离子掺杂的电致发光器件的发光性能和传导特性的影响.发现不同Si含量对Er3+离子的不同能级的电致发光会产生不同作用.在富Si量小于5％的条件下,...     

1.54 μm emission mechanism of Er-doped zinc oxide thin films

Zinc oxide (ZnO) and Er-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Er) thin films were formed by pulsed laser deposition, and characterized by photoluminescence (PL) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) in order to clarify the 1.54 μm emission mechanism in the ZnO:Er films. Er ions were excited indirectly by the 325 nm line of a He-Cd laser, and the comparison of the ultraviolet to infrared PL data of ZnO and ZnO:Er films showed that the 1.54 μm emission of Er³⁺ in ZnO:Er film appears at the expense of the band edge emission and the defect emission of ZnO. The crystallinity of the films was varied with the substrate temperature and post-annealing, and it was found that the intensity of the 1.54 μm emission is strongly related with the crystallinity of the films. There are three processes leading to the 1.54 μm emission; absorption of excitation energy by the ZnO host, energy transfer from ZnO to Er ions, and radiative relaxation inside Er ions, and it is suggested that the crystallinity plays an important role in the first two processes.     

稀土铒离子注入多孔硅的发光

稀土离子Er注入多孔硅中.在350keV能量,1×1012~1×1015/cm2剂量范围内,注入后的多孔硅仍保持明亮的可见光发射.退火后,在近红外区测到1.54μm附近Er3+的特征发射.其发射强度比硅单晶对照样品明显增强,实验表明这增强作用来源于多孔硅的表面发光层.电化学制备过程中在表面层中带入的O、C、F等多种杂质可能是Er3+发光增强的原因.     

Spectroscopic properties and mechanism of Tm^3＋/Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ co-doped oxyfluorogermanate glass ceramics containing BaF2 nanocrystals

Transparent Tm^3＋/Er^3＋/yb^3＋ co-doped oxyfluorogermanate glass ceramics containing BaF2 nanocrystals are prepared. Under excitation of a 980-nm laser diode （LD）, compared with the glass before heat treatment, the Tm^3＋/Er^3＋/yb^3＋ co-doped oxyfluorogermanate glass ceramics can emit intense blue, green and red up-conversion luminescence and Stark- split peaks; X-ray diffraction （XRD） and transmission electron microscope （TEM） results show that BaF2 nanocrystals with an average diameter of 20 nm are precipitated from the glass matrix. Stark splitting of the up-conversion luminescence peaks in the glass ceramics indicates that Tm^3＋, Er^3＋ and （or） Yb^3＋ ions are incorporated into the BaF2 nanocrystals. The up-conversion luminescence intensities of Tm^3＋, Er^3＋ and the splitting degree of luminescence peaks in the glass ceramics increase significantly with the increase of heat treat temperature and heat treat time extension. In addition, the possible energy transfer process between rare earth ions and the up-conversion luminescence mechanism are also proposed.     

掺铒硅基材料发光的新途径

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宽带光放大器用掺Er3+碲钨酸盐玻璃

制备了掺Er^3 的TeO2-WO3-ZnO-ZnF2(TWZOF)玻璃,测量了Er^3 在玻璃中的吸收光谱和970nm激光二极管激发下的荧光光谱和荧光寿命,分别采用J-O理论和McCumber理论计算了Er^3 离子的J-O强度参量Ωt(t=2,4,6)和其1．5μm发射的吸收截面和发射截面,研究了其荧光强度、荧光寿命和发射带宽与ZnF2含量的关系。结果表明,Er^3 在TWZOF玻璃中具有较大的1．5μm发射截面,其峰值发射截面为0．86pm^2;同时,Er^3 在TWZOF玻璃中具有很大的1．5μm发射带宽,所得半峰全宽在68～83nm之间;Er^3 在TWZOF玻璃中还具有较小的Ω2值和较大的Ω6值,且随ZnF2含量的增加,Ω2和Ω4均增大;Er^3 离子1．5μm发射峰值荧光强度和荧光寿命总体也随ZnF2含量的增加而增加。     

掺饵氢化非晶氧化硅1.54μm发光性质的研究

采用等离子体增强化学汽相沉积技术生长不同氧含量的氢化非晶氧化硅薄膜(a-SiO_{x∶H),离子注入铒及退火后在室温观察到很强的光致发光.当材料中氧硅含量比约为1和 1.76时,分别对应77Ｋ和室温测量时最强的1.54μm光致发光.从15到250Ｋ的变温实验显示 出三个不同的强度与温度变化关系,表明氢化非晶氧化硅中铒离子的能量激发和发光是一个 复杂的过程.提出氢化非晶氧化硅薄膜中发光铒离子来自于富氧区,并对实验现象进行了解 释.氢化非晶氧化硅中铒发光的温度淬灭效应很弱.从15到250Ｋ,光致发光强度减弱约1/2. 关键词： 铒 光致发光 氧含量}     

掺铒碲-钨-钠玻璃基质的光谱性质研究

制备了用于离子交换法制备光波导器件的掺铒碲-钨-钠玻璃基质。应用扎得-奥菲而特(Judd—Ofelt)理论计算了玻璃样品的三个强度参量,由强度参量计算了Er^3 离子的自发跃迁几率、荧光分支比等光谱参量;应用麦克库玻(McCumber)理论,计算了Er^3 离子在1．5μm的受激发射截面,荧光测试发现Er^3 离子的荧光半峰全宽可达65nm。比较了Er^3 离子在不同玻璃基质中的光谱特性。结果表明,Er^3 离子在碲-钨-钠玻璃中具有较高的受激发射截面和较宽的荧光半峰全宽,可以用于宽带光波导器件的制备。     

Er：YLF晶体中Er^3＋离子的光谱特征

利用居地－奥非脱（Ｊｕｄｄ－Ｏｆｅｌｔ）理论计算了Ｅｒ＾３＋离了在氟化钇锂（ＬｉＹＦ４简写为ＹＬＦ）晶体中的辐射跃迁几率Ａｊｊ无辐射跃迁几率ωＪＪ及激发态荧光寿命τ，并根据荧光动力学方程计算出各激发态布居数ＮＪ与掺杂浓度ｘ的关系，对２．７μｍ激光（＾４Ｉ１１／２→＾４Ｉ１３／２）来说，掺杂浓度要大于～３ａｔ％，才能实现布居数反转，对波长为１．７３μｍ的＾４Ｉ１３／２→＾４Ｉ１５／２跃迁，存在荧光强     

用于1.5μm光波导放大器的高浓度Er3+掺杂玻璃

制备了用于 1.5μm光波导放大器高浓度掺杂 Er3 的氟铝酸盐、氟锆酸盐及磷酸盐玻璃。在 0 .80μm和 0 .98μm连续激光二极管激发下分析比较了这三种玻璃 1.5μm发射的光谱特性、浓度猝灭及其机制。研究表明 :由于在 0 .98μm激发下 ,激发态吸收较 0 .80μm激发下小得多 ,因而其 1.5μm荧光发射量子效率也比 0 .80μm激发下高得多 ;氟铝酸盐玻璃具有最大的荧光强度和最小的浓度猝灭效应 ,是理想的 1.5μm光波导放大器基质玻璃材料     

The mechanism of energy transfer from Si nanocrystals to Er ions in SiO2

The mechanism of energy transfer from silicon nanocrystals (Si-nc’s) to erbium (Er) ions is studied by analyzing time transient of Er photoluminescence at 1.54 μm. It is shown that two different energy transfer mechanisms, i.e., fast and slow, exist in SiO₂ films containing Si-nc’s and Er ions, and that the ratio of slow to fast processes depends on size of Si-nc’s and Er concentration. A quantitative analysis reveals that Er ions located within about 1.5 nm from the surface of Si-nc’s are excited by the fast process, and those located within about 2.5 nm by the slow process if no Er ions exist within 1.5 nm from the surface. Er ions staying outside these regions cannot be sensitized by Si-nc’s.     

Sensitisation of erbium emission by silicon nanocrystals-doped SnO2

SnO₂ thin films undoped and doped with antimony (Sb), erbium (Er) and Si nanocrystals (Si-nc) have been grown on silicon (Si) substrate using sol-gel method. Room-temperature photoluminescence (PL) measurement of undoped SnO₂, under excitation at 280 nm, shows only one broad emission at 395 nm, which is related to oxygen vacancies. The PL of Er³⁺ ions was found to be enhanced after doping SnO₂ with Sb and Si-nc. The excitation process of Er is studied and discussed. The calculation of cross-section suggests a sensitisation of Er PL by Si-nc.     

977nm抽运下掺铒碲酸盐基氧卤玻璃的光谱特性

研究了掺铒TeO2-ZnO-PbCl2碲酸盐基氧卤玻璃在977nm激光二极管抽运下的发光和上转换发光特性，结果发现除红外153μm4I13/2→４I15/2发光外（荧光半高宽高达69nm），该玻璃还存在很强的２Ｈ11/2→４I15/2（527nm），４Ｓ3/2→４I15/2（549nm）和４Ｆ９／２→４Ｉ１５／２（666nm）可见上转换发光.应用Judd-Ofelt理论计算得到玻璃强度参数Ωt（t=2，4，6）分别为Ω2=587×10-20cm2，Ω4=208×10-20cm2，Ω6=116×10-20cm2，计算了铒离子跃迁振子强度、自发辐射概率、荧光分支比、荧光寿命等光谱参量.应用McCumber理论计算得153μm处的玻璃受激发射截面可达875×10-21cm2实验结果表明，与硅酸盐玻璃、磷酸盐玻璃、氟化物玻璃等比较，掺铒碲酸盐基氧卤玻璃在宽带掺铒光纤放大器和上转换激光器中有着极大的研究和应用潜力. 关键词： 掺Er3+ 碲酸盐玻璃 氧卤玻璃 Judd-Ofelt理论 光谱性质     

Enhancement of upconversion luminescence of YAlO3:Er3+ by Gd3+ doping

The upconversion luminescences of YAlO3:Er3+ phosphor co-doping with different Gd3+ concentrations are investigated under the excitation of 980- and 532-nm diode lasers. A near ultraviolet upconversion emission at 410 nm is observed in YAlO3 under 532-nm excitation. Moreover, the inactive Gd3+ ions can improve the upconversion intensity efficiently in a certain range of concentration. Under 980-nm excitation, the visible upconversion emissions at 546 and 646 nm are enhanced by about 10 and 8 times at the Gd3+ concentration of 40%, respectively. The upconversion emission at 410 nm under 532-nm excitation is also enhanced by 7 times. The substitution of Gd3+ ions for Y3+ sites changes the local symmetry of Er3+, leading to the improvement of upconversion efficiency.     

SnO2 ∶ Eu3+ 纳米晶的水热法制备及发光性能

采用水热法制备了Eu³⁺掺杂SnO₂纳米发光粉,样品在不同温度下热处理得到不同粒径尺寸的纳米颗粒。利用X射线衍射(XRD)与光致发光(PL)谱对样品进行表征。XRD分析表明:SnO₂ ∶ Eu³⁺样品均为纯相 金红石结构。PL测量表明:水热法直接制备的样品的激发谱由Eu³⁺的f-f本征激发峰组成,而经过热处理后样品的激发谱由O^2--Eu³⁺电荷迁移带和Eu³⁺的f-f本征激发组成;样品的发光强度与颗粒大小有密切关系。     

Enhanced white light emission in Er/Tm/Yb/Li codoped Y2O3 nanocrystals

Er/Tm/Yb codoped Y₂O₃ nanocrystals and Er/Tm/Yb/Li codoped Y₂O₃ nanocrystals have been synthesized by sol-gel method, bright white light emission has been observed at 976 nm excitation. The blue, green, and red emissions, respectively, arise from the transitions ¹G₄ → ³H₆ of Tm³⁺, ²H_11/2/⁴S_3/2 → ⁴I_15/2, and ⁴F_9/2 → ⁴I_15/2 of Er³⁺ ion. Moreover, after doping Li⁺ ions into Er/Tm/Yb codoped Y₂O₃ nanocrystals, the white light emission increase greatly. CIE coordinate of Er/Tm/Yb/Li codoped Y₂O₃ nanocrystals is X = 0.32 and Y = 0.36 at 10 W/cm² excitation, which is very close to the standard equal energy white light illuminate (X = 0.33, Y = 0.33).