| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1260158 | Journal of Rare Earths | 2008 | 5 Pages |
A kind of novel experiment was disclosed as it possessed two bands of fluorescence emission at 1.4 and 1.6 μm, which were perfectly complimentary to the current C band of optic communication. The fluorescence was based on energy transfer and up-conversion processes between Tm3+ and Yb3+ under direct pumping of 975 nm LD. The spectra and lifetimes of Tm3+ fluorescence in the tellurite glass were described. The corresponding fluorescence characteristics and energy migration process were analyzed by the method of lifetime and intensity comparison. The mechanism of the up-conversion based IR fluorescence was presented upon analyzing the multi-photon pumping process. The potential advantages of Tm3+/Yb3+ co-doped tellurite glass as amplifier material were concluded.
