Modelling of optical amplification in Er/Yb co-doped LiNbO3 waveguides

The optical amplification of LiNbO₃:Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ channel waveguides has been modelled in the small signal regime using the overlapping integrals method and the rate-equation formalism. It has been found that Yb³⁺ -sensitisation improves the pump efficiency at 980 nm and a higher gain is achievable in the high power-limit compared to singly-doped LiNbO₃:Er³⁺ amplifiers.     

Er/Yb共掺体系的光致荧光行为及相关物理过程研究

采用固相反应方法，制备了Er₂O₃浓度固定为0.5mol%，Yb₂O₃浓度范围为0.0mol%—5.5mol%的Er/Yb共掺激光玻璃.通过吸收光谱、光致荧光光谱和上转换荧光光谱，研究了Yb₂O₃浓度对Er³⁺荧光特性的影响，并探讨了相关的物理机制.研究结果表明：Yb³⁺共掺对Er³⁺的⁴ 关键词： Er/Yb共掺 光致荧光 能量传递 合作上转换     

Er/Yb共掺硅酸盐玻璃的光致发光

采用固相反应方法，制备了Er³⁺离子浓度为0.5 at.%，Yb掺杂浓度范围为0.0— 6.0 at.%的Er/Yb共掺激光玻璃，并对激光玻璃的吸收光谱和光致荧光光谱进行了分析.研究 结果显示，Yb³⁺掺杂对Er³⁺在980 nm附近的吸收起到了非常显著的 增强作用.在 980 nm的激光抽运下，激光玻璃在1530 nm处的光致发光强度随着Yb离子浓度 的增加而先增大后减小， 当Yb³⁺离子浓度为Er³⁺离子浓度6倍时光 致发光强度达到最大值.同时还发现了Yb³⁺对Er³⁺的光致荧光光谱 的展宽作用，并讨论了荧光光谱的展宽机理. 关键词： Er/Yb共掺玻璃 光致发光 吸收光谱     

掺铒、镱铒共掺杂硅酸盐玻璃光致发光强度随泵浦波长的变化

利用半导体激光器的红移特性,测量了掺饵、镱铒共掺杂硅酸盐玻璃样品的光致发光强度随泵浦波长的变化。实验结果表明,掺铒硅酸盐玻璃样品的最佳泵浦波长为981.6nm,镱铒共掺杂硅酸盐玻璃样品的最佳泵浦波长为972.1nm;两种样品的-3dB带宽分别为3 6nm和7.4nm。     

Effect of WO3 on the spectroscopic properties in Er/Yb co-doped bismuth–borate glasses

The spectroscopic properties of Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped Bi₂O₃–B₂O₃–WO₃ (BBW) glasses were analyzed and discussed. The effect of WO₃ content on the absorption spectra, the Judd–Ofelt parameters Ω_t (t=2, 4, 6), emission spectra and the lifetime of the ⁴I_13/2 level and the quantum efficiency of Er³⁺:⁴I_13/2→⁴I_15/2 transition were also investigated. With the substitution of WO₃ for B₂O₃, the measured lifetime of the ⁴I_13/2 level and the quantum efficiency of Er³⁺:⁴I_13/2→⁴I_15/2 transition increase from 0.98 to 1.31 ms and from 38.2% to 49.2%, respectively. The effective width of emission band and the emission cross-section both decrease slightly. And the emission spectra is analyzed via the different curve (σ_e−σ_a) of BBW glasses, the influence of OH⁻is also discussed.     

Up-conversion luminescence properties and energy transfer of Er~(3+)/Yb~(3+)co-doped oxyfluoride glass ceramic containing CaF_2 nano-crystals

The Er3+/Yb3+co-doped transparent oxyfluoride glass-ceramics containing CaF2nano-crystals were successfully prepared. After heat treatments, transmission electron microscopy(TEM) images showed that CaF2nano-crystals of 20–30 nm in diameter precipitated uniformly in the glass matrix. Comparing with the host glass, high efficiency upconversion luminescence of Er3+at 540 nm and 658 nm was observed in the glass ceramics under the excitation of 980 nm. Moreover,the size of the precipitated nano-crystals can be controlled by heat-treatment temperature and time. With the increase of the nano-crystal size, the intensity of the red emission increased more rapidly than that of the green emission. The energy transfer process of Er3+and Yb3+was convinced and the possible mechanism of Er3+up-conversion was discussed.     

高光强激发下Er3+/Yb3+共掺TiBa玻璃的绿光上转换发光

制备了Er3+Yb3+共掺微米级高折射率TiBa玻璃颗粒和微球,玻璃基材主要成分为TiO2BaCO3Ba(NO3)2CaCO3SiO2等,掺入1mol%Er2O3+3mol%Yb2O3.用976nm激光激发测量了它们的上转换绿光发射,发现当抽运功率大于30mW(功率密度约为1000W·cm-2)时,524nm峰的强度大于547nm峰的强度,随功率的增大,其强度差越来越大,实验判断,这是由于材料吸收抽运光而升温所致 关键词： 上转换发光 掺Er3+Yb3+玻璃 微球     

退火温度对Er/Yb共掺Al2O3薄膜的光致荧光光谱的影响

通过对不同退火条件下Er/Yb共掺Al_２O_３薄膜光致荧光(PL)光谱的 系统分析，研究了高Er/Yb掺杂浓度所导致的晶体场变化对薄膜PL光谱的影响，并结合薄膜结构分析，探讨了Al_２O_３薄膜的结晶状态在Er^３＋激活、PL光谱宽化 中的作用及可能的物理机理.研 究结果表明：退火处理所导致的Er^３＋ PL光谱的变化与薄膜的微观状态之 间有着密 切的联系.在600—750℃范围内，薄膜呈非晶态结构，薄膜荧光强度的增加主要是薄膜内缺 陷减少所致；在800—900℃范围内，γ-Al_２O_３相的出现是导致荧 光强度明显增加的主 要原因；当退火温度为1000℃时，Er，Yb的大量析出致使荧光强度的急剧下降.此外，对PL 光谱线形分析表明，各子能级跃迁的相对强度变化是导致荧光光谱宽化的主要因素. 关键词： Er/Yb共掺 ２O_３薄膜')" href="#">Al_２O_３薄膜 光致荧光     

980 nm激发下Er3+/Yb3+共掺杂ZrO2-Al2O3粉末的上转换发光特性

通过固相反应法制备了Er3+/Yb3+共掺杂ZrO2-Al2O3粉末的样品,并对样品在980nm激光激发下的上转换发光特性进行了研究.从发射光谱可以发现,在可见光范围内有3个强的发光带,一个位于654nm附近的红光带和两个分别位于545nm、525nm附近的绿光带,分别对应于Er3+离子的以下辐射跃迁:4F9/2→4I15/2、4S3/2→4I15/2、2H11/2→4I15/2.其中又以Er3+离子的4F9/2→4I15/2跃迁产生的红色荧光辐射最强.对其上转换发光机制进行了分析,发现这三个发光过程都是双光子过程.对样品粉末进行了XRD检测,发现ZrO2主要以立方相为主,并且计算得到了这种立方结构的晶格常数.Al2O3固溶于ZrO2中,Al3+嵌入ZrO2后产生氧空位,导致ZrO2晶体的对称性降低,这种结构变化更有利于提高上转换效率,即上转换发光强度增强.     

Er3+单掺及Yb3+/Er3+双掺LaLiP4O12玻璃光谱性质研究

制备了Er3 +单掺杂及Yb3+/Er3+双掺杂四磷酸盐玻璃 ,测量了吸收光谱、荧光光谱 ,用McCumber理论计算Er3 +的发射截面 ,研究了其荧光特性、浓度猝灭及其机制、以及OH基对荧光强度和能量传递的影响 ,研究发现对四磷酸盐玻璃Yb3+的最佳浓度约为 1.82× 10 2 1ions/cm3,Er3+最佳浓度约为 0 .96× 10 2 0 ions/cm3。     

Supercontinuum generation by combining clad-pumped Er/Yb co-doped fiber amplifier and highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber

We present an experimental study on supercontinuum generation by combining a clad-pumped Er/Yb co-doped fiber amplifier (EYDFA) and a highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber (HNL-PCF). By using the nonlinear polarization rotation technique, a stable femtosecond optical pulse seed signal with a central wavelength of 1556.36 nm and a spectral line width of ∼5.6 nm has been obtained. Then, this pulsed seed signal is amplified by the EYDFA, the amplified pulse, which, with the broaden spectrum, propagates in the HNL-PCF. The 20 dB bandwidth of ∼520 nm from 1230 to 1750 nm is obtained.     

微型化LD泵浦Er~(3+),Yb~(3+)共掺磷酸盐玻璃被动调Q激光器

报道了一种主要应用于激光测距的微型化激光二极管泵浦Er3+/Yb3+共掺磷酸盐玻璃被动调Q激光器。采用中心波长940nm的二极管作为泵浦源,Er3+/Yb3+共掺磷酸盐玻璃作为增益介质,Co2+:MgAl2O4作为被动调Q晶体,通过优化增益介质和被动调Q晶体参数,获得了最佳的增益介质长度和被动调Q晶体初始透过率。当泵浦能量14mJ,重复频率10Hz,泵浦脉宽5ms时,获得了单脉冲能量480μJ,脉宽5ns,峰值功率大于20kW的激光输出,激光光束质量因子为1.2。     

Survey and research on up-conversion emission character and energy transition of Yb/Er/Tm co-doped phosphate glass and glass ceramic

By conventional high-temperature melting method, Yb³⁺/Er³⁺/Tm³⁺ co-doped phosphate glass was synthesized. After annealing the precursor glass, the phosphate glass ceramic (GC) was obtained. By measuring the X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectrum, it is proved that the LiYbP₄O₁₂ and Li₆P₆O₁₈ nano-crystals have existed in the phosphate GC. The up-conversion (UC) emission intensity of the GC is obvious stronger compared to that of the glass. The reason is that the shorter distance between rare earth ions in the glass ceramic increases the energy transitions from the sensitized ions (Yb³⁺) to the luminous ions (Er³⁺ and Tm³⁺). By studying the dependence of UC emissions on the pump power, the 523 and 546 nm green emissions of Er³⁺ ions in the glass are two-photon processes. But in the glass ceramic, they are two/three-photon processes. The phenomenon implies that a three-photon process has participated in the population of the two green emissions. Using Dexter theory, we discuss the energy transitions of Er³⁺ and Tm³⁺. The results indicate the energy transition of Tm³⁺ to Er³⁺ is very strong in the GC, which changes the population mechanism of UC emissions of Er³⁺.     

Er3+及Er3+/Yb3+共掺铋酸盐玻璃光谱性质研究

制备了Er³⁺及Er³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺铋酸盐玻璃，测试了样品的吸收光谱、荧光光谱.应用Judd-Oflet理论计算了Er³⁺在铋酸盐玻璃中的光谱强度参数，分别为Ω₂=(5.47—2.92)×10^-20cm²，Ω₄=(2.16—1.22)×10^-20cm², 关键词： 3+')" href="#">Er³⁺ 铋酸盐玻璃 3+/Yb³⁺共掺')" href="#">Er³⁺/Yb³⁺共掺 光谱性质     

Laser spectroscopy of optical centers in borosilicophosphate glass, coactivated by erbium and ytterbium ions

Based on analysis of the laser emission spectra of borosilicophosphate glass, coactivated by Er³⁺ and Yb³⁺ ions, we have determined the structure of the Stark splitting of the luminescence band for the erbium ion in the 1.5 μm region (the transition ⁴I_13/2 → ⁴I_15/2). In the wavelength interval 1532–1547 nm, we identified 12 sets of lines belonging to different types of optical centers of predominantly cubic symmetry. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 73, No. 4, pp. 483–487, July–August, 2006.     

L波段可调谐线形腔Er/Yb共掺双包层光纤激光器

报道了一种结构简单、工作在L波段、可调谐的线形腔Er/Yb共掺双包层光纤激光器.利用由两段高双折射光纤和两个偏振控制器构成的环镜滤波器对激光器进行调谐，使调谐范围达到34 nm，功率起伏小于±0.2 dB.用976 nm多模LD泵浦Er/Yb共掺双包层光纤产生的ASE作为二次泵源，对未泵浦的一段光纤进行泵浦，使腔内Er/Yb共掺光纤的增益谱移到L波段;多个泵浦源同时对Er/Yb共掺双包层光纤进行侧向泵浦，使激光器输出功率超过了200 mW.     

二价碱土金属氟化物对Er3+/Tm3+/Yb3+共掺氟氧锗酸盐玻璃热稳定性和光谱特性影响的研究

制备了分别含有MgF2,CaF2,SrF2或BaF2的Er3+/Tm3+/Yb3+共掺氟氧锗酸盐玻璃试样和包含BaF2纳米晶的玻璃陶瓷试样,所制备试样均具有良好的透光性。对试样的热稳定性和上转换发光特性进行了研究。通过分析试样的吸收光谱发现,随着所含二价阳离子原子量的增大,试样的紫外吸收截止波长明显向短波方向移动。结果显示:通过改变所含二价碱土金属离子的种类能够对激发光的颜色进行调节,特别值得关注的是Mg2+的影响;结果证实:通过对包含二价碱土金属的玻璃进行微晶化处理或者增加二价碱土金属的含量均能提高上转换发光的强度。     

Yb~(3+)/Er~(3+)掺杂氟氧化物微晶玻璃的制备与发光性能

采用高温熔融法制备了Yb3+/Er3+掺杂的氟氧化物发光微晶玻璃,确定了最佳熔化温度(1 100℃)和退火温度(440℃,480℃)。测定得到基质玻璃的透过率为85%,掺入稀土后,透过率有所下降,并出现了稀土离子的特征吸收峰。980 nm半导体激光器(LD)激发下样品的上转换发射光谱存在4个明显的发射峰,分别为410,532,546和656 nm,对应于2H9/2→4I15/2,2H11/2→4I15/2,4S3/2→4I15/2和4F9/2→4I15/2跃迁。研究了不同Yb3+/Er3+(摩尔分数)和Er3+浓度对上转换发光强度的影响,当Yb3+∶Er3+=4∶1、Er3+摩尔分数为1.5%时,上转换发光强度达到最高。根据发光强度与泵浦功率之间的关系,确定了上转换发射均为双光子过程。讨论了Yb3+,Er3+离子间的能量传递,建立了上转换发光机制。     

溶胶-凝胶法制备掺Er~(3+)玻璃及其光谱性质

本文描述了用溶胶－凝胶法制备掺Ｅｒ３＋的ＳｉＯ２干凝胶和玻璃，用差热分析（ＤＴＡ）和ＦＴＩＲ研究了干凝胶和玻璃的性质，测定了掺Ｅｒ３＋凝胶和玻璃的吸收光谱和荧光光谱。     

Radiative and non radiative spectroscopic properties of Er ion in tellurite glass

We have investigated in detail the mechanism of infrared emission and upconversion emission of Er³⁺ in tellurite glass as a function of the dopant concentration. Both the infrared and upconversion emissions are competing processes and the efficiency of infrared emission at 1534 nm is 100% at the lowest Er content (0.5 mol%) and reduces to 50% at higher dopant concentration (>2 mol%). The green upconversion emission at 548 nm is mainly due to the excited state absorption (ESA) from ⁴I_11/2, which populate the ⁴F_7/2 level. In addition to this, the possible energy transfer (ET) through Er³⁺(⁴I_11/2) + Er³⁺(⁴I_11/2) → Er³⁺(⁴F_7/2) + Er³⁺(⁴I_15/2) can also results in the green emission as is noticed from the concentration dependent efficiency change of the green emission. The fluorescence quenching of green emission with Er concentration may be related with the cross relaxation (CR) process ²H_11/2 + ⁴I_15/2 → ⁴I_9/2 + ⁴I_13/2. The red emission is due to the combined effect of the ESA from level ⁴I_13/2 to ⁴F_9/2, the energy transfer process described by Er³⁺(⁴I_13/2) + Er³⁺(⁴I_11/2) → Er³⁺(⁴F_9/2) + Er³⁺(⁴I_15/2) and the cross relaxation process.