Optical spectroscopy of Er3+ and Yb3+ co-doped fluoroindate glasses

Optical absorption, Stokes, and anti-Stokes photoluminescence were performed on Er3+-Yb3+ co-doped fluoroindate glasses. For compounds prepared with a fixed 2 mol % ErF3 concentration and YbF3 contents ranging from 0 to 8 mol %, important upconversion processes were observed as a function of tempera...

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Autores: Ribeiro, C. T. M., Zanatta, A. R., Nunes, L. A. O., Messaddeq, Younes [UNESP], Aegerter, M. A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1998
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/65402
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.366965
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/65402
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Doping (additives)
Erbium
Fluorine compounds
Glass
Ions
Light absorption
Light emission
Photoluminescence
Photons
Ytterbium
Fluoroindate glasses
Upconversion processes
Spectroscopy
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Sumario:Optical absorption, Stokes, and anti-Stokes photoluminescence were performed on Er3+-Yb3+ co-doped fluoroindate glasses. For compounds prepared with a fixed 2 mol % ErF3 concentration and YbF3 contents ranging from 0 to 8 mol %, important upconversion processes were observed as a function of temperature and photon excitation energy. Based on the experimental data, two mechanisms for the upconversion (or anti-Stokes photoluminescence) processes were identified and analyzed in detail. At high Yb contents, the upconversion mechanisms are mostly determined by the population of the 2F5/2 levels of Yb3+ ions (or 4I11/2 levels of Er3+ ions, by energy transfer) regardless of the photon excitation energy and temperature of measurement. Moreover, green and red light emission have similar intensities when a large Yb3+ content is present. © 1998 American Institute of Physics.