Optical properties and energy-transfer frequency upconversion of Yb3+-sensitized Ho3+- and Tb3+-doped lead-cadmium-germanate glass and glass ceramic

Artur S. Gouveia-Neto; Antônio C. M. Afonso; Jehan F. Nascimento; Ernande B. Costa; Luciano A. Bueno; Younes Messaddeq; Sidney J. L. Ribeiro

doi:10.1117/12.639820

28 February 2006 Optical properties and energy-transfer frequency upconversion of Yb³⁺-sensitized Ho³⁺- and Tb³⁺-doped lead-cadmium-germanate glass and glass ceramic

Artur S. Gouveia-Neto, Antônio C. M. Afonso, Jehan F. Nascimento, Ernande B. Costa, Luciano A. Bueno, Younes Messaddeq, Sidney J. L. Ribeiro

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Proceedings Volume 6116, Optical Components and Materials III; 61160R (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.639820
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2006, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

In this report we investigate the optical properties and energy-transfer upconversion luminescence of Ho³⁺- and Tb³⁺/Yb³⁺-codoped PbGeO₃-PbF₂-CdF₂ glass-ceramic under infrared excitation. In Ho³⁺/Yb³⁺-codoped sample, green (545 nm), red(652 nm), and near-infrared(754 nm) upconversion luminescence corresponding to the ⁴S₂(⁵F₄) → ⁵I₈, ⁵F₅ → ⁵I₈, and ⁴S2(⁵F₄) → ⁵I₇, respectively, was readly observed. Blue (490 nm) signals assigned to the ⁵F₂_,3 → ⁵I₈ transition was also detected. In the Tb³⁺/Yb³⁺ system, bright UV-visible emission around 384, 415, 438, 473-490, 545, 587, and 623 nm, identified as due to the ⁵D₃(⁵G₆) → ⁷F_J(J=6,5,4) and ⁵D₄→⁷F_J(J=6,5,4,3) transitions, was measured. The comparison of the upconversion process in glass ceramic and its glassy precursor revealed that the former samples present much higher upconversion efficiencies. The dependence of the upconversion emission upon pump power, and doping contents was also examined. The results indicate that successive energy-transfer between ytterbium and holmium ions and cooperative energy-transfer between ytterbium and terbium ions followed by excited-state absorption are the dominant upconversion excitation mechanisms herein involved. The viability of using the samples for three-dimensional solid-state color displays is also discussed.

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Artur S. Gouveia-Neto, Antônio C. M. Afonso, Jehan F. Nascimento, Ernande B. Costa, Luciano A. Bueno, Younes Messaddeq, and Sidney J. L. Ribeiro "Optical properties and energy-transfer frequency upconversion of Yb³⁺-sensitized Ho³⁺- and Tb³⁺-doped lead-cadmium-germanate glass and glass ceramic", Proc. SPIE 6116, Optical Components and Materials III, 61160R (28 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.639820

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