Spectra and lasing properties of Er~(3+),Yb~(3+):phosphate glasses

The effects of Al_2O_3, Yb_2O_3, Er_2O_3 and OH~- on spectral properties of P_2O_5.Na_2O.SrO.Al_2O_3.Yb_2O_3.Er_2O_3 erbium phosphate glass were studied. 5, 8, and 13 mol% Al_2O_3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 mol% Yb_2O_3 and0.05, 0.2, and 0.4 mol% Er_2O_3 were used. It was found that Al_2O_3 can improve fluorescent lifetime ofEr~(3+)ions, but the integrated absorption cross section of Er~(3+)ions decreases with the increase of Al_2O_3concentration. Evaluating from energy transfer efficiency of Yb~(3+)to Er~(3+)and spectral parameters ofYb~(3+)and Er~(3+),we conclude that 6 mol% Yb_2O_3 and 0.4 mol% Er_2O_3 are needed for LD pumped     

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%.     

Yb3+:Er3+共掺氟磷酸盐玻璃的发光和激光性能

稀土掺杂氟磷酸盐玻璃是可以满足波分复用系统及超短脉冲系统对带宽和平坦增益要求的激光材料之一。研究了其中一种增益带宽宽,发光谱线平坦的镱铒共掺氟磷酸盐玻璃,其计算半峰全宽为51nm。对反映宽带性能的有效增益截面的研究表明,该镱铒共掺氟磷酸盐玻璃在1530～1580nm之间有一平坦的有效增益截面谱线,证明其宽带特性明显优于掺铒磷酸盐玻璃。对Yb^3 离子敏化效率的研究显示,在镱铒比为10：1时,Er^3 离子的吸收截面和发射截面达最大值,分别为0．6601pm^2和0．7325pm^2,表明此比值下Yb^3 对Er^3 的能量传递效率最高。实验结果显示Yb：Er氟磷酸盐玻璃可用作带宽宽,增益平坦,可实现高能输出的激光器和光纤放大器的基质玻璃材料。     

YAB晶体中Yb3+到Er3+的能量传递

1.55 μm波段是光通讯的一个重要波段,而且对人眼安全,有高的大气透过率,因此可以广泛应用于通讯和遥感测距等领域。由于Er³⁺离子对商品化的InGaAs激光二极管的抽运波长不能有效吸收,因此一般通过在基质中共掺杂Yb³⁺和Er³⁺离子来获得1.55 μm波段激光输出。采用助熔剂法生长了不同Yb³⁺和Er³⁺掺杂浓度的YAl₃(BO₃)₄(YAB)晶体。运用速率方程模型研究了晶体中Yb³⁺到Er³⁺能量传递过程,得到了根据Yb³⁺离子的荧光寿命计算能量传递系数的简单计算公式。计算了不同掺杂离子浓度的YAB晶体中的能量传递系数等相关参数。结果表明,在YAB晶体中,Yb³⁺到Er³⁺能量传递非常有效,YAB晶体可以作为一种能获得1.55 μm激光输出的良好介质材料。     

Enhanced efficiency of Er:Yb:Ce:NaGd(WO4)2 laser at 1.5-1.6 microm by the introduction of high-doping Ce3+ ions

By the introduction of high-doping Ce3+ ions, the upconversion fluorescence of Er3+ ions was reduced, and the energy-transfer efficiency from Yb3+ to Er3+ ions was enhanced significantly in Er:Yb:Ce:NaGd(WO4)2 crystals. End pumped by a diode laser at 970 nm in a hemispherical cavity, a 2.0 W quasi-cw laser at 1.5-1.6 microm with slope efficiency of 19% and absorbed pump threshold of 2.0 W was achieved in a 1.7-mm-thick c-cut Er:Yb:Ce:NaGd(WO4)2 crystal. The results show that the Er.:Yb:Ce:NaGd(WO4)2 crystal with high-doping Ce3+ ions is a potential gain medium for a low-threshold 1.5-1.6 microm laser.     

Er~(3+)/Eu~(3+)及Yb~(3+)/Er~(3+)/Eu~(3+)共掺杂硼硅酸盐玻璃的上转换发光分析

采用高温固相烧结法制备了Er3+/Eu3+共掺杂和Yb3+/Er3+/Eu3+共掺杂系列硼硅酸盐玻璃样品。在978 nm半导体激光器抽运下,测量了样品的光致发光谱,分析了上转换机制。结果表明:随着Er3+浓度的增加,Eu3+的595 nm光谱强度增强;Eu3+的692 nm光谱强度随Yb3+浓度增加而增强,并明显强于595 nm光谱。Er3+/Eu3+、Yb3+/Eu3+之间的能量传递和合作上转换等机制导致Eu3+离子上转换发射。     

Yb3+掺杂浓度对Er3+/Yb3+共掺SiO2-Al2O3-La2O3玻璃光谱性质的影响

测量了不同Yb3+ 离子掺杂浓度下 ,Er3+ /Yb3+ 共掺SiO2 Al2 O3 La2O3玻璃的吸收光谱、荧光光谱和Yb3+离子2 F5/ 2 的能级寿命 ,应用迈克康伯 (McCumber)理论计算了Er3+ 的受激发射截面σemi,讨论了Yb3+ 离子浓度对其自身吸收性质、Er3+ 离子发光性质 ,以及Yb3+ →Er3+ 能量传递效率 (η)的影响 ,初步探明该基质玻璃中Yb3+ 离子掺杂数浓度的最佳范围为 3 .94× 1 0 2 0 cm- 3至 5 .92× 1 0 2 0 cm- 3,在此掺杂范围内 ,Yb3+ 离子的最大吸收系数为9.8cm- 1 ,Er3+ 的峰值发射截面和Yb3+ →Er3+ 能量传递效率 (η)分别为 0 64× 1 0 - 2 4 m2 和 92 %。     

970nm抽运下Er3+/Yb3+/Tm3+共掺碲酸盐玻璃的发光特性

研究了Er3+/Yb3+共掺、Tm3+/Yb3+共掺、Er3+/Yb3+/Tm3+共掺碲酸盐玻璃在970nm抽运下的荧光光谱和上转换光谱性质，测试了Er3+离子的4I11/2和4I13/2能级荧光寿命变化情况.结果发现Er3+/Yb3+/Tm3+共掺碲酸盐玻璃的常规荧光谱线在1450—1700nm区域明显加宽，并在1630nm有一荧光峰，可能是Tm3+：1G4→3F2跃迁产生.上转换发光研究表明，由于碲酸盐玻璃声子能量低的缘故，三种共掺系统下都存在上转换发光现象.在Er3+/Yb3+/Tm3+共掺中，上转 关键词： Er3+/Yb3+/ Tm3+共掺 碲酸盐玻璃 荧光 上转换光谱     

An all-fiber type Er~(3+)/Yb~(3+) co-doped fiber laser

In this paper, a distributed Bragg reflection (DBR) type Er~(3+)/Yb~(3+) co-doped fiber laser of high output power and high slope efficiency was developed. Its gain medium was a 4.45-m-long Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped fiber. When it was pumped by a 1064-nm Nd:YAG, the linewidth of output laser was measured as 0.072 nm by 3 dB and 0.192 nm by 25 dB at 1552.08 nm. The maximum output power was measured as 69 mW. Its power stability was < 5%, side mode suppression ratio was 59 dB, and the output wavelength stability was ±0.01 nm. The laser had a threshold of 12 mW and a slope efficiency of 22%.     

Er3+/Yb3+共掺硅酸盐玻璃样品的多波段光谱特性

制作了系列Er3+/Yb3+共掺硅酸盐玻璃,结合Er3+-Yb3+之间的能量传递模型,对Er3+/Yb3+掺杂样品不同波段的发射光谱进行了测量和分析.结果表明,Er3+/Yb3+掺杂浓度对红外荧光强度、半峰全宽及上转换可见光都有显著的影响;Yb3+离子的引入导致Er3+/Yb3+离子单元的等效受激吸收几率增大,使Er3+离子的激活度增加,引起Er3+离子的红外荧光和上转换发光的同步增强.     

Tm~(3+)/Er~(3+)/Yb~(3+)掺杂的镓锗酸盐玻璃光谱性能及能量传递

采用熔融淬冷法制备得到透明的Tm~(3+)/Er~(3+)/Yb~(3+)掺杂镓锗钠玻璃。对比研究了808 nm和980 nm激发下Tm_2O_3含量对样品可见-红外光学光谱特性的影响。结合稀土离子能级结构,分析了Tm~(3+)、Er~(3+)和Yb~(3+)离子之间的能量传递机制。结果表明:在808 nm和980 nm的激发下,Tm~(3+)/Er~(3+)/Yb~(3+)掺杂样品中均观察到了473,655,521,544 nm的蓝、红和绿光。在808 nm激发下,随着Tm~(3+)浓度的增加,Tm~(3+):1 800 nm和Er~(3+):1 530 nm发射强度的比率I1.8/I1.53逐渐增大。由于在Tm~(3+)和Er~(3+)间的能量传递有效地改变了红光和绿光的发射强度,473,521,655 nm的发光强度呈现先升高再降低的趋势,在Tm_2O_3掺杂摩尔分数为0.3%时达到最大值。而在980 nm激发下,由于Yb~(3+)对Er~(3+)和Tm~(3+)的能量传递起主要作用,使得其上转换红光(655 nm)、绿光(521 nm和544 nm)和蓝光(473 nm)的发光强度高于808 nm激发下的上转换发光。     

Efficient, resonantly pumped, room-temperature Er3+:GdVO4 laser

We report an efficient room-temperature operation of a resonantly pumped Er3+:GdVO4 laser at 1598.5 nm. The maximum continuous wave (CW) output power of 3.5 W with slope efficiency of 56% was achieved with resonant pumping by an Er-fiber laser at 1538.6 nm. With pumping by a commercial laser diode bar stack, a quasi-CW (QCW) output of 7.7 W and maximum slope efficiency of ~53% versus absorbed pump power were obtained. This is believed to be the first resonantly (in-band) pumped, room-temperature Er3+:GdVO4 laser.     

包层泵浦的L波段Er3+/Yb3+共掺光纤激光器

报道了一种工作波长在L波段的包层泵浦Er³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺光纤环形激光器. 环形腔内的激光工作介质为一段9 m长的Er³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺高掺杂光纤. 利用6个976 nm LD同时抽运前段Er³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺双包层光纤产生的放大自发辐射谱作二次抽运源, 使腔内增义谱由C波段移到L波段, 实现了L波段光纤激光器的稳定输出; 采用包层泵浦技术, 在抽运功率为3594.5 mW时, 测得泵浦入纤功率为2731.8 mW, 实现了输出连续功率最大518.4 mW,斜率效率达到19% 的激光输出; 所形成激光的工作波长为1613.94 nm, 激光光谱的3 dB带宽为1.5 nm, 边模抑制比接近于50 dB.     

Er3+/Yb3+共掺杂氧氟硅酸盐玻璃的上转换发光

研究了Er^3 ／Yb^3 共掺氧氟硅酸盐玻璃的吸收光谱、上转换光谱和拉曼光谱。分析了氧氟硅酸盐玻璃中Yb”敏化Er^3 的上转换发光机理。结果表明：通过975nm的激光二极管激发,在室温下同时观察到蓝光(408nm)、绿光(529nm和545nm)和红光(667nm),分别是由于Er^3 离子。H9/2→^4I15/2,H11/2→^4I15/2,H3/2→^4I15/2和H9/2→^4I15/2跃迁。随Yb2O3浓度的增加。Yb^3 对Er^3 的能量转移增强,因此蓝光、绿光和红光的发光强度都增强,强烈的绿光和红光激发是由于双光子吸收过程,而微弱的蓝光是由于三光子吸收过程。拉曼光谱发现,对Er^3 离子在氧氟硅酸盐玻璃中的上转换发光。玻璃结构中的PbF2起到重要作用。     

Upconversion in Highly Doped Er3+-Yb3+ Fiber Pumped by Ti:Sapphire Laser at 800 nm

The up-conversion processes were investigated in highly doped Er3+-Yb3+ silica fiber pumped by CW or mode-locked Ti:Sapphire laser at 800 nm band. The mechanism is different from that at 980 nm pumped band. The pumping wavelength and power dependences of green, blue and red fluorescence emission were obtained. The up-conversion efficiencies of different doped concentration were investigated. The strong infrared emissions, which limit the efficiency of up-conversion were observed.     

Upconversion in Highly Doped Er3+-Yb3+ Fiber Pumped by Ti:Sapphire Laser at 800 nm

The up-conversion processes were investigated in highly doped Er3+-Yb3+ silica fiber pumped by CW or mode-locked Ti:Sapphire laser at 800 nm band. The mechanism is different from that at 980 nm pumped band. The pumping wavelength and power dependences of green, blue and red fluorescence emission were obtained. The up-conversion efficiencies of different doped concentration were investigated. The strong infrared emissions, which limit the efficiency of up-conversion were observed.     

Influence of OH groups on 1.5-μm emission of Yb3+/Er3+ co-doped tungsten-tellurite glasses

The Yb3+/Er3+ co-doped TeO2-WO3-ZnO glasses bubbling with different times were prepared. The infrared (IR) transmission spectra, emission spectra and fluorescence lifetime of Er3+ at 1.5μm were measured. The quench effects of OH groups on emission intensity of Er3+ at 1.5μm as well as the relationships between fluorescence decay rate and OH group content were investigated. The constant kOH-Er, which represents the strength of the interactions between Er3+ ions and OH groups, is approximately 17.0 × 10-20cm4/s, and is comparable to that for Er3+ in Yb3+/Er3+ co-doped phosphate glasses.     

Er3+-Yb3+共掺磷酸盐玻璃放大器的大信号增益与量子效率理论分析

研究大信号工作状态下的Er^3 -Yb^3 共掺磷酸盐玻璃波导放大器的增益与量子转换效率。从量子转换效率的定义出发，得出了增益、抽运光功率以及量子转换效率三者之间关系的解析表达式。通过数值求解大信号工作状态下的Er^3 -Yb^3 共掺系统的速率方程与光功率传输方程，讨论了Er^3 浓度、Yb^3 浓度、Yb^3 与Er^3 浓度比率、抽运光功率以及放大器长度等因素对量子转换效率的影响。结果表明提高Er^3 浓度与增加放大器长度均有助于提高量子转换效率，高Er^3 浓度掺杂需要相应的高Yb^3 浓度与之相匹配以减小由于高浓度Er^3 掺杂引起的上转换效应，Yb^3 浓度的提高将降低器件的量子转换效率，Yb^3 -Er^3 浓度之比取1～2较好。     

Er3+:Yb3+共掺杂氟氧混合物玻璃的上转换发光研究

制备了化学配方为 (5 0 -x)GeO2 ·PbF2 ·WO3·(6 +x)CdF2 ·1 4Yb2 O3·0 6Er2 O3(x =10 ,2 0 ,30 )氟氧混合物玻璃。研究了 930nm发光二极管激发下Er3+ :Yb3+ 共掺杂情形下的Er3+ 离子的上转换发光特性 ,观测到了Er3+ 离子中心波长位于 5 4 3,5 5 0和 6 5 5nm处的三个强荧光发射带。通过对样品的反斯托克斯喇曼光谱的测量 ,确定了基质的最大声子能量 ,在此基础上分析了上转换荧光的产生机制。利用基质的平均电负性差和平均阳离子场强这两个参数 ,讨论了基质材料中GeO2 和CdF2 含量的调整对上转换发光的影响。     

Yb^3+含量对掺Er^3+铝酸盐玻璃光谱性质的影响

采用高温熔融法制备百分比为(100-x)(23.6Al2O3-53CaO-7.7BaO-2.1Na2O-10.3Ga2O3-3.1B2O-0.2Er2O3)-xYb2O3(x=0,0.9,1.9,2.8,3.6,4.5)的铝酸盐玻璃。应用差示扫描量热法、吸收光谱、荧光光谱、红外光谱以及拉曼光谱等检测手段,系统研究了不同Yb^3+离子引入量对玻璃的物性、热稳定性、Er^3+离子光谱性质和结构的影响。结果表明,Yb2O3含量越高,玻璃的密度和折射率越大,抗析晶能力有所增强。随着Yb2O3的增加,玻璃在976 nm吸收系数增大,对应于Er^3+离子的2H11/2→4I15/2、4S3/2→4I15/2以及4F9/2→4I15/2跃迁的527,549,666 nm的上转换发光、红光与绿光发光强度比以及对应于4I13/2→4I15/2的1.53μm近红外荧光强度明显增加。当Yb2O3浓度为3.6%时,铝酸盐玻璃样品在近红外1.53μm荧光最强,此时Yb^3+→Er^3+正向能量传递效率η1最大,约为82.9%。该系列铝酸盐玻璃中Er3+离子1.53μm最大发射截面为0.77×10^-20 cm^2,荧光半高宽最大值为39.4 nm,荧光寿命最大值为4.46 ms。