Title :
Suppression of up-conversion luminescence in Er3+-codoped oxyfluoride silicate glass
Author :
Zhang, Jian ; Shen, Shaoxiong ; Jose, Gin ; Jiang, Xin ; Jha, Animesh
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Mater. Res., Univ. of Leeds, Leeds
Abstract :
In Yb3+, Er3+-codoped oxyfluoride silicate glass having composition with molar concentrations of 61SiO2-12Na2O-3Al2O3-12LaF3-12PbF2, the upconversion luminescence was greatly reduced by introducing Ce3+ ions without significantly reducing the lifetimes of lasing level.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; cerium compounds; erbium compounds; lanthanum compounds; lead compounds; optical glass; photoluminescence; sodium compounds; ytterbium compounds; SiO2-Na2O-Al2O3-LaF3-PbF2-Yb2O3-Er2O3-Ce2O3; codoped oxyfluoride silicate glass; emission spectra; lasing level lifetimes; molar concentrations; visible upconversion luminescence; Broadband amplifiers; Erbium; Glass; Luminescence; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spectroscopy; Stimulated emission; (160.2750) Glass and other amorphous materials; (230.4480) Optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
