Title :
Energy transfer analysis between Tb3+ and Yb3+ codoped in silicate glasses under the 0.98 μm excitation
Author :
Yamashita, Tatsuya ; Ohishi, Yasutake
Author_Institution :
Toyota Technol. Inst., Nagoya
Abstract :
The energy transfer efficiency as high as 68 % between Tb3+ and Yb3+ in Tb3+-Yb3+-codoped silicate glasses was obtained for green emission. The energy transfer mechanisms were analyzed by rate equation formalism.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical glass; optical pumping; SiO2-B2O3-Na2O-Al2O3-CaO-ZrO2:Tb,Yb; energy transfer analysis; energy transfer mechanisms; green emission; rate equation formalism; silicate glass; wavelength 0.98 mum; Biomedical optical imaging; Energy exchange; Equations; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser transitions; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452655