(1) Department of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, P.R. China;(2) Department of Physics, Yantai University, Yantai, 246005, P.R. China;(3) Department of Physics, Linyi Normal University, Linyi, 276000, P.R. China
Abstract:
Ultraviolet upconversion fluorescence band (260–350 nm) has been observed
from Pr3+:Y2SiO5 pumped by Ar+ ion laser (488 nm). Power
dependence of the fluorescence emitted from 4f5d, 3P0 and
1D2 were measured. The upconversion mechanism was analyzed using
the rate equations with a simplified three level model. It appears that
excited state absorption (ESA) is the dominant upconversion process for
lower Pr3+ concentration and energy transfer upconversion (ETU) is
dominant for higher Pr3+ concentration.