Abstract
We report the results of an experimental investigation and theoretical analysis of luminescence decay in Yb/Tm Y-codoped fibers based on nano-modified glass. Based on the experimental results, numerical simulations allowed us to estimate the energy transfer efficiency between Yb3+ and Tm3+ ions. It was shown that yttria enhances the Yb/Tm energy transfer making fibers with Y-codoping a promising candidate for the development of light sources for laser applications and up-conversion emitters for visualization applications. These fibers demonstrate energy transfer efficiency of ∼50%, which makes them attractive for diode-pumping of Yb-ions at a wavelength of 975 nm.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 270-275 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Optical Materials |
| Volume | 42 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2015 |
Bibliographical note
© 2015, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Funding
The work has been supported by the NFR projects FRITEK/191614, MARTEC project MLR and EU-FET Grant GRAPHENICS (618086), as well as by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi, India.
Keywords
- Energy transfer
- Fiber optics
- Infrared fiber lasers