Influence of Tm3+ ions on the amplification of Ho3+:5I7→5I8 transition in fluoride glass modified by Al(PO3)3 for applications in mid-infrared optics
1 College of Materials Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
2 Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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Fig. 1. DSC curve of the AYF glass with 5 mol% Al(PO3)3 introduction. Raman spectrum in the 100–1200 cm−1 range of undoped RE ions AYF glass with Al(PO3)3 introduction.
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Fig. 2. Absorption spectra of Tm3+ and Ho3+ singly doped and codoped samples. The inset is the transmittance spectrum of the sample.
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Fig. 3. Fluorescence spectra of Tm3+/Ho3+ codoped AYF glass modified by Al(PO3)3 with (a) different Ho3+ concentrations and (b) different Tm3+ concentrations. (c) The inset shows the energy level scheme of the Tm3+/Ho3+ system. ETU, ET upconversion.
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Fig. 4. (a) decay curves of Ho3+ in the HT1-4 samples, where the Ho3+ concentration is fixed at 0.2 mol% and (b) ET efficiencies from Tm3+ to Ho3+ in the TH1-4 samples.
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Fig. 5. Absorption cross section and emission cross section of the Ho3+:I85→I75 transition in the HT4 sample at the 2.0 μm region. The inset shows the products of the emission cross section and measured decay lifetime (σemi×τ) in the HT1-4 samples.
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Table1. J-O Parameters Ωλ of Ho3+ in Various Glasses
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Fluoride | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.32 | 1.43 | [29] | Phosphate | 5.60 | 2.72 | 1.87 | 1.45 | [29] | Silicate | 5.84 | 2.38 | 1.75 | 1.36 | [30] | AYF- | | | | 2.04 | Present | | | |
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Table2. Predicted Spontaneous Transition Probability (A), Total Spontaneous Transition Probability (ΣA), Branching Ratios (β), and Radiative Lifetimes (τrad) of AYF Glass Modified by Al(PO3)3 for Various Selected Excited Levels of Ho3+
Transition | (nm) | | | | (ms) |
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| 1944 | 118.74 | | | 8.42 | | 1152 | 215.09 | 254.46 | 84.53% | 3.93 | | 2810 | 39.37 | | 15.47% | | 887 | 81.16 | 204.12 | 39.76% | 4.90 | | 1631 | 107.73 | | 52.78% | | 3890 | 15.23 | | 7.46% | | 757 | 10.95 | 111.26 | 9.84% | 8.99 |
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Table3. σemi of 2.0 μm of Ho3+ in Various RE-Ion-Doped Glasses
Ions | Glass | | Reference |
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| | 7.60 | Present work | | Fluorophosphate | 6.15 | [31] | | Silicate | 3.07 | [37] | | Fluorophosphate | 4.53 | [20] | | Silicate | 5.05 | [38] | | Phosphate | 4.21 | [39] | | Fluorophosphate | 5.50 | [40] |
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Fangwei Qi, Feifei Huang, Tao Wang, Ruoshan Lei, Junjie Zhang, Shiqing Xu, Long Zhang. Influence of Tm3+ ions on the amplification of Ho3+:5I7→5I8 transition in fluoride glass modified by Al(PO3)3 for applications in mid-infrared optics[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2017, 15(5): 051604.