Comparative study of 2.7 μm emission of Ho
3+
desensitized Er
3+
in tellurite and bismuth
glass
GUOYING ZHAO,
1
WENTIAN JIN,
1
YONGZHENG FANG,
1,*
YUBIAO HE,
1
YINGJIE LI,
1
YUFENG LIU,
1
MEISONG LIAO,
2
AND JUN ZOU
2
1
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418,
China
2
College of Science, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
*
fyz1003@sina.com
Abstract: Energy transfer mechanisms have been quantitatively studied in Er
3+
/Ho
3+
codoped
tellurite and bismuth glass. Upon an excitation of 980 nm, an enhanced Er
3+
:2.7 μm emission
was observed when Ho
3+
was added to tellurite glass. Using Dexter’s theory, it is clearly
shown that the efficiency of Er
3+
:
4
I
13/2
→ Ho
3+
:
5
I
7
energy transfer is higher in tellurite glass
than in bismuth glass. Based on upconversion and near-infrared spectra, the cross relaxation
Er
3+
:
4
I
13/2
+ Ho
3+
:
5
I
6
→ Er
3+
:
4
I
15/2
+ Ho
3+
:
5
F
5
is comparatively effective in tellurite glass,
where it depletes the population of Er
3+
:
4
I
13/2
level. The excellent spectroscopic characteristics
indicate Er
3+
/Ho
3+
co-doped tellurite glass has potential application for mid-infrared laser.
© 2017 Optical Society of America
OCIS codes: (160.2290) Fiber materials; (160.2750) Glass and other amorphous materials; (160.5690) Rare-earth-
doped materials.
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Vol. 7, No. 4 | 1 Apr 2017 | OPTICAL MATERIALS EXPRESS 1147
https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.7.001147
Received 16 Dec 2016; revised 16 Feb 2017; accepted 24 Feb 2017; published 6 Mar 2017