ENERGY-TRANSFER FROM TM3+ TO ER3+ ZIRCONIUMFLUORIDE GLASSES PUMPED BY A 786-NM LASER-DIODE

被引:4
作者
CHO, WJ [1 ]
KIM, MW [1 ]
JO, JC [1 ]
CHOI, SS [1 ]
PARK, SJ [1 ]
机构
[1] SEOUL NATL UNIV, DEPT INORGAN MAT ENGN, SEOUL 151742, SOUTH KOREA
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 11A期
关键词
ENERGY TRANSFER; UP-CONVERSION; FLUORESCENCE; ZIRCONIUMFLUORIDE GLASS; ERBIUM; THULIUM;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.33.L1527
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
The upconversion of 786 nm to visible fluorescence was studied for Tm3+ and Er3+ in both Tm3+-Er3+-codoped and Er3+ singly doped ZrF4-based fluoride glasses for several dopant concentrations. It was found that the addition of Tm3+ enhanced the upconversion efficiencies of the green and the red emission corresponding to the transitions from the S-4(3/2) and F-4(9/2) levels of the Er3+ ion. The increase in the emission of samples containing 2 mol% TmF3 and 1.5 mol% ErF3 amounted to a factor of about 3 for the green emission and a factor of 300 for the red emission. The 1.48 mu m emission from the transition of F-3(4) to H-3(4) for the Tm3+ ion decreased with increasing Er3+ concentration. The mechanism of the energy transfer from Tm3+ to Er3+ was discussed.
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页码:L1527 / L1529
页数:3
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