Enhancement of 2.0 μm fluorescence emission in new Ho~(3+)/Tm~(3+)/Yb~(3+) tri-doped tellurite glasses

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2016-05-15
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Forenhancingthe2.0μmbandfluorescenceofHo3+,acertainamountofWO3oxidewasintroducedintoHo3+/Tm3+/Yb3+tri-dopedtelluriteglasspreparedusingmelt-quenchingtechnique.Thepreparedtri-dopedtelluriteglasswascharacterizedbytheabsorptionspectra,fluorescenceemissionandRamanscatteringspectra,togetherwiththestimulatedabsorption,emissioncross-sectionsandgaincoefficient.TheresearchresultsshowthattheintroductionofWO3oxidecanfurtherimprovethe2.0μmbandfluorescenceemissionthroughtheenhancedphonon-assistedenergytransfersbetweenHo3+/Tm3+/Yb3+ionsundertheexcitationof980nmlaserdiode(LD).Meanwhile,themaximumgaincoefficientofHo3+at2.0μmbandreachesabout2.36cm-1.Anintense2.0μmfluorescenceemissioncanberealized.