Title :
Identification of oxide-rich sites in Pr/sup 3+/-doped GeS/sub 2/-based glasses using visible fluorescence
Author :
Xiaobo Liu ; Naftaly, M. ; Jha, Abhishek
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater., Leeds Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We demonstrate a novel method of identifying high phonon energy oxide sites that couple directly to Pr/sup 3+/ ions in GeS/sub 2/-based glasses. The method uses emission spectroscopy at visible wavelengths, is highly sensitive and easy to employ, and gives quantitative as well as qualitative results. The structure of GeO/sub 2/ containing GeS/sub 2/-based glasses, and the effect of GeO/sub 2/ on the dopant ion environment are also discussed.
Keywords :
fluorescence; germanate glasses; glass structure; optical fibre amplifiers; optical glass; photoluminescence; praseodymium; GeO/sub 2/-containing GeS/sub 2/-based glasses; GeS/sub 2/-based glasses; Pr/sup 3+/-doped GeS/sub 2/-based glasses; dopant ion environment; emission spectroscopy; high phonon energy oxide sites; qualitative results; quantitative results; structure; visible fluorescence; visible wavelengths; Doped fiber amplifiers; Doping; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Phonons; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-662-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2001.947839
