Tunable mid-infrared luminescence from Er3+ -doped germanate glass. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Er(3+) -doped germanate glasses with superior thermal stability were prepared. Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters and important spectroscopic properties were discussed in detail. Upon 800 nm and 980 nm LD pumping, 2.7 m fluorescence characteristics were investigated and it was found that the effective 2.7 m emission bandwidth can reach to 101.79 nm in prepared glasses. The tunability of the 2.7 m emission band can be realized by adjusting the Er(3+) content. Moreover, a high-emission cross-section (11.09 10(-21) cm(2) ), large gain bandwidth (772.30 10(-28) cm(3) ) and gain coefficient (6.72 cm(-1) ) were obtained in the prepared sample. Hence, Er(3+) -doped germanate glass might be a promising mid-infrared material for tunable amplifiers or lasers.

published proceedings

  • Luminescence

author list (cited authors)

  • Li, B., Wei, T., Tian, Y., Jing, X., Chen, F., Wang, F., ... Xu, S.

citation count

  • 2

complete list of authors

  • Li, Bingpeng||Wei, Tao||Tian, Ying||Jing, Xufeng||Chen, Fangze||Wang, Fengchao||Zhang, Junjie||Cai, Muzhi||Xu, Shiqing

publication date

  • September 2015

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