High Efficiency Infrared-to-Visible Upconversion Emission in Er3+,Yb3+, and Ho3+ Codoped Tellurite Glasses

• 来源期刊: 中国物理快报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2006,（7）
• 页码范围: 1810-1812
• 页数: 3页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

A novel method of codoping the Er3+, Yb3+, and Ho3+ ions in tellurite glasses is demonstrated to obtain a high efficiency of infrared-to-visible upconversion. Three intense emission bands observed in Er3+, Yb3+, and Ho3+ codoped tellurite glasses centred at 525, 547, and 657nm correspond to Er3+: 2H11/2 → 4I15/2, Er3+:4S3/2 → 4I15/2+Ho3+: 5S2(5F4) → 5I8, and Er3+: 4S3/2 → 4I15/2+Ho3+: 5F5 → 5I8 transitions, respectively.No visible upconversion quenching phenomenon is observed when three rare-earth ions are codoped together in tellurite glasses. In contrast, the upconversion intensity of red and green emissions in Er3+, Yb3+, and Ho3+ codoped glasses is enhanced largely when compared with Er3+ /Yb3+-codoped glasses. The dependence of upconversion intensities on excitation power and the possible upconversion mechanisms are evaluated. The three emissions are based on two-photon absorption processes.