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.     

Diode pumping of a continuous-wave Pr3+-doped LiYF4 laser

We report, for the first time to our knowledge, diode-pumped cw laser oscillation of Pr3+:LiYF4 in the red spectral range. The pump power is provided by a GaN laser diode emitting a maximum output power of 25 mW at a wavelength of approximately 442 nm. The Pr3+ laser emits 1.8 mW of output power at a 639.7-nm wavelength. Threshold pump power and slope efficiency in a nonoptimized setup are determined to be 5.5 mW and 24%, respectively.     

High-power GaN diode-pumped continuous wave Pr3+-doped LiYF4 laser

A cw Pr(3+):LiYF(4) laser at 639 nm pumped by a high-power GaN laser diode (444 nm) is demonstrated. The highest laser power of 112 mW is achieved with an optical-optical conversion efficiency of 33.5%. Characteristics of this laser at elevated temperatures are also investigated for practical applications such as a laser projector.     

Optical transitions of Eu3+ ions in EuCl3 solutions

The optical absorption spectra of EuCl₃ in aqueous and acidic solutions were measured in the visible anduv regions of the spectrum. The concentration as well as the temperature of the solutions were varied to establish an accurate free-ion energy level scheme of Eu³⁺. The energy levels were assigned on the basis of a correlation between the calculated and the experimentally observed transition energies and associated band intensities.     

Hyperfine structure in optical spectra of LiYF4-Ho3+: forbidden transitions

The hyperfine lines of the forbidden Γ₃₄?→?Γ₃₄ optical transition are observed in the axially polarized absorption spectra of Ho³⁺ in LiYF₄. They are explained by an admixture of nearby lying Γ₂ and Γ₁ crystal field states by the perpendicular part of the magnetic dipole hyperfine interaction.     

Optical transitions of Eu3+ and Dy3+ ions in lead phosphate glasses

Lead phosphate glasses containing Eu(3+) and Dy(3+) have been studied. Local structure was verified using Fourier transform (FT)-IR spectroscopy. Emission bands of Eu(3+) and Dy(3+) ions in lead phosphate glasses are observed in the visible spectral range, which correspond to 5D0→7F(J) (J=0,1,2,4) and 4F(9/2)→6H(J/2) (J=15,13,11) transitions, respectively. Shorter luminescence decays from excited states of Eu(3+) and Dy(3+0 are due to the presence of PbO in phosphate glass.     

Er3+:GdVO4中Er3+离子的光谱参数计算和晶场中能级分裂的讨论

对Er3+:GdVO4样品的光谱参数以及Er3+在晶场中能级的分裂情况进行了研究.首先对样品进行了吸收光谱的测量,接着用Judd-Ofelt理论拟合出了Er3+在GdVO4晶体中的强度参量Ωt,并由此计算了跃迁的振子强度、自发辐射跃迁速率、荧光分支比和积分发射截面.通过计算结果可以发现有较多能级之间的跃迁都有大于10-6的振子强度和大于10-18 cm的积分发射截面,并且具有较高的荧光分支比,特别是2H11/2→4I15/2,4S3/2→4I15/2,4F9/2→4I15/2和4I13/2→4I15/2等几个强发光能级除了具有较大的振子强度和积分发射截面外还有很好的应用前景,因此也更加值得关注.最后还利用群论讨论了Er3+离子在GdVO4晶场中各能级的分裂情况并对各Stark子能级的Jz混杂情况进行了分析.     

Temperature-dependent segregation of Pr3+ impurity ions in Y2SiO5:Pr3+ and YPO4:Pr3+ nanocrystals

Stationary and time-resolved spectroscopic methods are used to show that the impurity ions in Y₂SiO₅:Pr³⁺ and YPO₄:Pr³⁺ nanocrystals are distributed nonuniformly. This nonuniform distribution is found to be caused by the temperature-dependent segregation of Pr³⁺ ions near the surface of a nanocrystal. The motion of the activator ions from the bulk of a nanocrystal to the near-surface layer is traced when the activator concentration and the heat-treatment parameters are varied over wide ranges, and the main parameters of this effect (impurity redistribution intensity and time, diffusion coefficient) are estimated.     

Resonant energy transfer and cross relaxation between Sm3+ ions in LiYF4 crystals

Luminescence decay curves of Sm³⁺ ions in LiYF₄ crystals doped with 1, 5 and 10 mol% Sm³⁺ are multi-exponential, whereas that in a LiYF₄ crystal doped with 0.1 mol% Sm³⁺ is well approximated by a single exponential function with a decay time of 4.8 ms. The average luminescence decay times decrease from 4.8 to 0.60 ms with the increasing Sm³⁺ concentrations between 1 and 10 mol%. The decay curves for all crystals are found to be almost independent of the temperature between 15 and 300 K. The decrease of the decay times for the higher Sm³⁺ concentrations indicates energy transfer between two Sm³⁺ ions. Taking the crystal structure of LiYF₄ into account, it is deduced that a single-step energy transfer process for the 1 and 5 mol% Sm³⁺ concentrations occurs from a Sm³⁺ ion at the origin of (0 0 0) to one of the Sm³⁺ ions substituting for the first nearest neighbor Y³⁺ sites and beyond within a sphere with an approximate radius of less than 0.7 nm. On the other hand, a multi-step energy transfer process dominates for the highest concentration (10 mol%) because the calculated average distance between two Sm³⁺ ions in the 10 mol% Sm³⁺ sample is comparable with the migration length of the single-step energy transfer process estimated from the 1 and 5 mol% Sm³⁺ samples.     

Optical properties of Pr3+-doped SrWO4 crystal

The polarized absorption and emission spectra of Pr³⁺ ions in SrWO₄ single crystals were investigated at room temperature. The standard and modified Judd–Ofelt theories have been applied to analyze the polarized absorption spectra to determine the spectroscopic parameters, including the Judd–Ofelt intensity parameters Ω_t (t=2,4,6), radiative transition probabilities, radiative lifetimes and branching ratios. The stimulated emission cross sections and fluorescence lifetimes of the promising laser level were obtained. PACS 78.55.Hx; 42.70.Hj; 78.20.-e     

LiYF4:Nd3+的发光

首次研究了LiYF4:Nd3+由Ar+激光5145Å激发的发光(Laser excited photo-luminescence,LEPL)以及由X射线激发的发光(X-Ray excited photo luminescence,XEPL).仔细地研究了它的荧光谱的偏振特性.     

Optical properties of Nd3+ pairs in LiYF4-existence of a short range interaction

Optical studies of Bridgman grown LiYF₄ crystals weakly doped with Nd³⁺ have been made in the vicinity of the ⁴I_9/2→⁴G_5/2 transition. By selective excitation with a narrow pulsed laser or with a CW monomode laser, excitation spectra and dynamical characteristics of infrared and ultraviolet (up-converted) fluorescences produced by satellites associated with Nd³⁺ pairs have been obtained. From the results, an assignment of the satellites to the various classes of pairs has been possible. The existence of a short range interaction, probably superexchange, has been proved which confirms previous observations in another fluoride compound, LaF₃.     

Orange,red and deep-red flashlamp-pumped Pr3+:LiYF4 laser with improved output energy and efficiency

Three laser transitions (607.2 nm, 639.5 nm, 720.9 nm) in a flashlamp-pumped Pr³⁺:LiYF₄ laser at room temperature are investigated. Cerium ions (Ce³⁺) doped into the fused-quartz envelope of the flashlamp efficiently transfer strong UV radiation from pumping light into the absorption region of Pr³⁺ ions ( = 420–480 nm), so that the slope efficiency of all three laser emissions could be increased by almost 100% compared to excitation with a pure quartz flashlamp. At a pump energy of 30 J the output energy of these three laser emissions reached 4.7 mJ, 87 mJ and 30 mJ.     

Spectral studies of Nd3+ and Er3+ ions in POCl3:SnCl4 laser liquid

The optical absorption spectra of triply ionized neodymium and erbium ions in POCl₃SnCl₄ laser liquid have been studied for the first time in the UV-VIS and NIR regions. Spectroscopic and Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters are evaluated from the observed band positions and their intensities. Radiative lifetimes and the luminescent branching ratios for the excited fluorescent levels of Nd³⁺ and Er³⁺ ions are theoretically estimated and the possible laser transitions are indicated. From the observed splittings of certain bands in the second-derivative spectrum of the Nd³⁺ ion, the crystal field (A ₂₀,A ₄₀) parameters are evaluated assumingC _3h symmetry for the ion.     

Optical absorption spectra and energy levels of Er3+ ions in glassy lithium tetraborate matrix

The optical absorption spectra of Er:Li₂B₄O₇ glasses are studied in the range 200–800 nm. The lines corresponding to the direct f-f parity-forbidden intraconfigurational transitions from the ground ⁴ I _15/2 state to the levels of the excited ⁴ F _9/2, ⁴ S _3/2, ² H _9/2, ² H _11/2, ⁴ F _7/2, ⁴ F _5/2, ⁴ F _3/2, ² H _9/2, ⁴ G _11/2, ⁴ D _3/2, ⁴ D _1/2, and ² D _3/2 states are found.     

Optical spectra and luminescence dynamics of Pr3+ and Nd3+ in SrLaAlO4 single crystals

Single crystals of SrLaAlO₄: Pr³⁺ and SrLaAlO₄: Nd³⁺ have been grown by the Czochralski method and their optical properties have been studied for different activator concentrations. The absorption and emission spectra of the activators are inhomogeneously broadened because the Sr²⁺ and La³⁺ ions are distributed randomly on the sites ofC ₄ symmetry, however, the symmetry selection rules are still obeyed. Strong self-quenching of the praseodymium luminescence occurs by cross relaxation which is supposed to be assisted by phonon emission in the case of the³ P ₀ level. Self-quenching of Nd³⁺ luminescence disappears at low temperature indicating that the condition of resonance in the cross-relaxation process is fulfilled only for higher components of the ground state.Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland     

Energy transfer between Yb3+ and Er3+ ions in an Er,Yb:YAl3(BO3)4 crystal

The electron-excitation energy transfer between Er³⁺ and Yb³⁺ ions in Er,Yb:YAl₃(BO₃)₄ crystals has been investigated. Crystals with different concentrations of active ions have been grown, and their luminescence decay kinetics in the spectral range near 1 μm have been experimentally measured. The energy-transfer microparameters have been calculated. It is shown that, to correctly describe the energy transfer in Er,Yb:YAl₃(BO₃)₄ crystals, one must take into account the interactions of higher orders than dipole-dipole interactions.