Influences of Mg^2＋ ion on dopant occupancy and upconversion luminescence of Ho^3＋ ion in LiNbO3 crystal

The effects of a Mg^2＋ ion on the dopant occupancy and upconversion luminescence of a Ho^3＋ ion in LiNbO3 crystal are reported. The birefringence gradient of the crystal is measured to investigate the optical homogeneity. The X-ray powder diffraction spectrum and the upconversion luminescence are used to investigate defect structure and spectroscopic properties of Mg,Ho：LiNbO3. Under 808-nm excitation, blue, red, and very intense yellow-green bands are observed. Based on the energy levels of Ho^3＋ in LiNbO3, and the pump intensity dependence of the observed emission, an excitation scheme is presented. The upconversion emission spectra reveal an enhancement of upconversion intensity when the Mg^2＋ ions are introduced into Ho：LiNbO3. The main upconversion mechanism is discussed in this work.     

Mode locked Er-doped fiber laser with single-wall carbon nanotube saturable absorber

A mode locked Er-doped fiber laser based on a single-wall carbon nanotube saturable absorber is demonstrated. A high quality single-wall carbon nanotubes （SWCNTs） absorber film is fabricated by a polymer composite. The pulse duration is 488 fs with 9.6-nm spectral width at the center of 1564 nm. The repetition rate is 30.4 MHz. The maximum output power is 3 mW. And the single pulse energy is 0.1 nJ.     

Switchable Q-switched and laser operating mode-locked erbium-doped fiber in the L-band region

We demonstrate a switchable Q-switched and mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser （EDFL） operating in the L-band region using the nonlinear polarization rotation effect. The switching operation is achieved by controlling intensity-dependent loss using a polarization controller. In Q-switching mode, the EDFL produces a pulse train with a repetition rate of 21.1 kHz, pulse width of 7.7 #s, and pulse energy of 13.6 nJ. The EDFL also generates a multi-wavelength comb with a very narrow and constant wavelength spacing of 0.045 nm and optical signal-to-noise ratio of at least l0 dB. During mode locking, the EDFL produces stretched pulses with 3-dB bandwidth of 26.2 nm, pulse width of 350 fs, repetition rate of 2.38 MHz, and pulse energy of 48.56 pJ.     

Near-infrared downconversion in Eu2＋ and Pr3＋ co-doped KSrPO4 phosphor

A novel near-infrared (NIR) downconversion (DC) phosphor KSrPO4 :Eu2+ , Pr3+ is synthesized by the conventional high temperature solid-state reaction. The Eu2+ acts as an efficient sensitizer for Pr3+ in the KSrPO4 host. With broad-band near-ultraviolet light excitation induced by the 4f→5d transition of Eu2+ , the characteristic NIR emission of Pr3+ , peaking at 974 nm and 1019 nm due to 3P0 → 1G4 and 1G4 → 3H4 transitions, is generated as a result of the energy transfer from Eu2+ to Pr3+ . The luminescence spectra in both the visible and the NIR regions and the decay lifetime curves of Eu2+ prove the energy transfer from Eu2+ to Pr3+ . This Eu2+ and Pr3+ co-doped KSrPO4 phosphor may be a promising candidate to modify the spectral mismatch behavior of crystalline solar cells and sunlight.     

宽带可调谐掺Yb3+双包层光纤激光器的研究

利用闪耀光栅构成可调谐Littrow外腔,对掺Yb³⁺双包层光纤激光器的波长调谐输出进行了实验研究.激光调谐输出波长范围70nm.针对光纤内的双折射效应对激光的输出功率的影响,实验中使用了在线光纤偏振控制器,从而有效地减小了调谐曲线的起伏及其与荧光谱的差别,并得到了窄线宽、线偏振、宽带调谐的激光输出.     

L波段线型腔波长可调谐掺铒光纤激光器

报道了工作波长在L波段的由两个光纤环境构成线型谐振腔的掺铒光纤激光器，通过调整环境中偏振控制器的状态来改变环境对不同波长的反射率以实现某些波长的激光输出。线型腔内的激光工作介质为两段不同掺杂浓度的掺铒光纤，其中一段铒光纤由一980nm激光器抽运，其产生的放大自发辐射谱在腔内再同时对两段掺铒光纤进行抽运，使它们的增益谱移位到L波段。实验中观察到了波长从1566．4nm到1592.4nm范围内可调的稳定的连续激光输出，其波长调谐范围达26nm。     

利用啁啾光纤光栅色散特性实现波长可调谐的主动锁模掺铒光纤环行腔激光器

在环形腔主动锁模光纤激光器中引入啁啾光纤光栅，利用啁啾光纤光栅的大色散特性，通过调节调制频率，实现波长调谐，调谐范围2nm。所得脉冲为重复频率2．5GHz，脉宽约60ps的正啁啾脉冲，。     

彩色透明微晶玻璃的吸收光谱

在Li2O-Al2O3-SiO2系统玻璃中掺入少量晶核剂TiO2,ZrO2,P2O5，再掺入稀土离子和过渡金属离子作为着色剂，在高温下溶制得到彩色透明玻璃，对上述玻璃进行微晶化处理，用差热分析（DTA）确定其晶化温度，测定与讨论了所获彩色透明微晶玻璃在紫外波段至近红外波段的吸收光谱特性，研究结果表明，玻璃微晶化后，由于基质玻璃对光的微弱散射，引起吸收的增强，但不改变稀土离子和过渡金属离子的本征吸收峰位。     

偏磷酸根(PO-3)对氟铝酸盐玻璃透光性能影响

在氟铝酸盐玻璃（AMCSBY）中引入Ba(PO3）2替代BaF2,替代公式为10MgF2-20CaF2-(10-x)BaF2-10SrF2-15YF3-35AlF3-xBa(PO3)2(x=,2,4,6,8)。对玻璃进行了差热分析，结果表明，在氟铝酸盐玻璃中引入偏磷酸盐使玻璃形成能力大大提高；测量了玻璃从紫外到红外的透过光谱和紫外吸收光谱，在玻璃中引入偏磷酸钡使玻璃中红外透过能力下降，红外吸收边带移向短波段，玻璃紫外透过能力得到提高。紫外吸收边带移向紫外波段，由于PO3^-的影响，O－H吸收峰由2830nm移到3145nm。     

智能化掺铒光纤放大器

介绍一种智能化的掺铒光纤放大器(EDFA)技术.基于掺铒光纤的光放大特性与EDFA内外部工作参量(如构成EDFA的元器件参量、泵浦激光参量、输入/输出光信号参量等)的关系,采用智能化处理技术使EDFA能按照外界条件,自动地调整自身工作状态,使之符合应用系统的需要.智能化掺铒光纤放大技术可以使EDFA的应用更灵活,既可用作前置放大,也可用作功率放大或线路放大,同时还带来一些新的特点和优越性能.实验制作的智能化EDFA可以在输入信号小到-40dBm或大到+10dBm即约50dB的宽动态范围内正常工作.