{"title":"Er3+ -doped oxyfluoroborosilicate glass ceramics with embedded CaF2 nanoparticles for 1.53 μm broad band applications","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.optcom.2024.131243","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The CaF<sub>2</sub> based oxyfluoroborosilicate glasses and glass ceramics doped with Er<sup>3+</sup> ions were prepared via melt quench process followed by heat treatment and characterized for 1.53 μm broadband applications. The optimized glass ceramic sample was obtained at 450<sup>o</sup>C/1h heat treatment. The Er<sup>3+</sup> concentration was optimized as 1.0 mol% for efficient emission at 460 nm excitation through concentration dependent luminescence analysis. The spectroscopic parameters such as Ω<sub>λ = 2,4,6</sub> parameters and the radiative parameters such as spontaneous transition probability rates (A<sub>R</sub>), branching ratios (β<sub>R</sub>) and decay times (τ<sub>R</sub>) were calculated applying the standard Judd-Ofelt theory. The effective bandwidth (Δλ<sub>eff</sub>), stimulated emission cross-section (σ<sub>e</sub>), gain bandwidth (σ<sub>e</sub> × Δλ<sub>eff</sub>), quantum efficiency (η) and figure of merit (σ<sub>e</sub> × τ<sub>R</sub>) were calculated as 25.78 nm, 13.42 × 10<sup>−21</sup> cm<sup>2</sup>, 3.46 × 10<sup>−26</sup> cm<sup>3</sup>, 82.83% and 5.32 × 10<sup>−23</sup> cm<sup>2</sup>s, respectively for the optimized glass ceramic sample. The exchange type of energy transfer among the excited Er<sup>3+</sup> ions results the quenching in luminescence and the non-exponentiality in decay curves. The systematic investigations carried out indicate that the glass ceramic obtained at 450<sup>o</sup>C/1h heat treatment was proficient for 1.53 μm broadband fiber lasers and optical amplifiers in S and C band communication window.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19586,"journal":{"name":"Optics Communications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Optics Communications","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0030401824009805","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"OPTICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The CaF2 based oxyfluoroborosilicate glasses and glass ceramics doped with Er3+ ions were prepared via melt quench process followed by heat treatment and characterized for 1.53 μm broadband applications. The optimized glass ceramic sample was obtained at 450oC/1h heat treatment. The Er3+ concentration was optimized as 1.0 mol% for efficient emission at 460 nm excitation through concentration dependent luminescence analysis. The spectroscopic parameters such as Ωλ = 2,4,6 parameters and the radiative parameters such as spontaneous transition probability rates (AR), branching ratios (βR) and decay times (τR) were calculated applying the standard Judd-Ofelt theory. The effective bandwidth (Δλeff), stimulated emission cross-section (σe), gain bandwidth (σe × Δλeff), quantum efficiency (η) and figure of merit (σe × τR) were calculated as 25.78 nm, 13.42 × 10−21 cm2, 3.46 × 10−26 cm3, 82.83% and 5.32 × 10−23 cm2s, respectively for the optimized glass ceramic sample. The exchange type of energy transfer among the excited Er3+ ions results the quenching in luminescence and the non-exponentiality in decay curves. The systematic investigations carried out indicate that the glass ceramic obtained at 450oC/1h heat treatment was proficient for 1.53 μm broadband fiber lasers and optical amplifiers in S and C band communication window.
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Optics Communications invites original and timely contributions containing new results in various fields of optics and photonics. The journal considers theoretical and experimental research in areas ranging from the fundamental properties of light to technological applications. Topics covered include classical and quantum optics, optical physics and light-matter interactions, lasers, imaging, guided-wave optics and optical information processing. Manuscripts should offer clear evidence of novelty and significance. Papers concentrating on mathematical and computational issues, with limited connection to optics, are not suitable for publication in the Journal. Similarly, small technical advances, or papers concerned only with engineering applications or issues of materials science fall outside the journal scope.