Infrared to visible frequency upconversion in erbium-doped Ga2S3-La2O3 chalcogenide glass

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Amorim, HT [1 ]
de Araujo, MT
Gouveia, EA
Gouveia-Neto, AS
Neto, JAM
Sombra, ASB
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[1] Univ Fed Alagoas, Dept Fis, BR-57072970 Maceio, AL, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Ceara, Dept Fis, BR-60455760 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
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10.1016/S0925-3467(97)00173-0
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
Infrared to visible frequency upconversion in an erbium-doped lanthanum-oxide chalcogenide glass excited at 1.06 mu m, is reported for the first time. Intense green upconversion emission lines at 525 and 550 nm of the thermally coupled excited State levels H-2(11/2) and S-4(3/2), respectively, is observed. A much lower intensity emission band around 670 nm corresponding to the F-4(9/2)-I-4(15/2) transition, is also observed. Two-photon absorption and phonon-assisted energy transfer account for the upconversion excitation mechanism. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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