Pr<sup>3+</sup>-sensitized Er<sup>3+</sup>-doped bismuthate glass for generating high inversion rates at 2.7 µm wavelength

doi:10.1364/OL.37.003387

Optics Letters

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Editor: Alan E. Willner
Vol. 37, Iss. 16 — Aug. 15, 2012
pp: 3387–3389

Pr³⁺-sensitized Er³⁺-doped bismuthate glass for generating high inversion rates at 2.7 µm wavelength

Yanyan Guo, Ying Tian, Liyan Zhang, Lili Hu, Nan-Kuang Chen, and Junjie Zhang »View Author Affiliations

Optics Letters, Vol. 37, Issue 16, pp. 3387-3389 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.003387

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With a 980 nm laser diode pumping, the 2.7 µm emission and energy transfer processes of ${Er}^{3 +} / \Pr^{3 +}$ codoped germanium-gallium-bismuthate glasses have been investigated. For ${Er}^{3 +}$ (1 mol. %) and $\Pr^{3 +}$ (1 mol. %) molar concentrations, an intense 2.7 µm emission was obtained based on the high excited-state absorption of ${Er}^{3 +}$ ions and energy transfer (ET) between ${Er}^{3 +}$ and $\Pr^{3 +}$ ions codopant (ET). The intrinsic lifetime of ${Er}^{3 +} : {}^{4}{I_{13 / 2}}$ level is quenched effectively (from 6.85 ms down to 0.24 ms) and the population inversions between ${Er}^{3 +} : {}^{4}{I_{11 / 2}}$ and ${}^{4}{I_{13 / 2}}$ levels are enhanced to achieve a four-level energy system at 2.7 µm.

OCIS Codes
(160.2750) Materials : Glass and other amorphous materials
(160.4670) Materials : Optical materials
(160.5690) Materials : Rare-earth-doped materials
(260.2160) Physical optics : Energy transfer
(260.3060) Physical optics : Infrared
(300.6280) Spectroscopy : Spectroscopy, fluorescence and luminescence

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Original Manuscript: June 14, 2012
Revised Manuscript: June 28, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: June 28, 2012
Published: August 8, 2012

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Yanyan Guo, Ying Tian, Liyan Zhang, Lili Hu, Nan-Kuang Chen, and Junjie Zhang, "Pr³⁺-sensitized Er³⁺-doped bismuthate glass for generating high inversion rates at 2.7 µm wavelength," Opt. Lett. 37, 3387-3389 (2012)
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