• DocumentCode
    1538905
  • Title

    Avalanche assisted upconversion in Pr3+/Yb3+-doped ZBLAN glass

  • Author

    Gosnell, T.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Condensed Matter & Thermal Phys. Group, Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    2/27/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    411
  • Lastpage
    413
  • Abstract
    The author reports efficient upconversion optical pumping of the 3P levels of Pr3+ in ZBLAN glass codoped with Yb 3+. Measurements of Pr3+ visible emission against infrared pump intensity demonstrate the existence of an avalanche pumping process which comprises three components: radiationless energy transfer from Yb3+ to Pr3+, excited-state absorption in Pr3+, and cross-relaxation between excited Pr 3+ ions and ground-state Yb3+ ions
  • Keywords
    aluminium compounds; avalanche breakdown; barium compounds; fibre lasers; fluorescence; fluoride glasses; lanthanum compounds; nonradiative transitions; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; praseodymium; sodium compounds; ytterbium; zirconium compounds; Pr3+/Yb3+-doped ZBLAN glass; ZBLAN:Pr,Yb; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF:Pr,Yb; avalanche assisted upconversion; cross-relaxation; excited-state absorption; fibre lasers; fluorescence emission; infrared pump intensity; radiationless energy transfer; upconversion optical pumping; visible emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19970220
  • Filename
    581056
    • Link To Document
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