Optical And Spectroscopic Characterization Of Er3+-yb 3+co-doped Tellurite Glasses And Fibers

Optical and spectroscopic properties of Er3+-Yb3+ co-doped TeO2-WO3-Nb2O5-Na 2O-Al2O3 glasses and fibers were investigated. Emission spectra and fluorescence lifetimes of 4I13/2 level of Er3+ion as a function of rare earth concentration and fiber length were measured in glasses. Results show that the self-absorption effect broadens the spectral bandwidth of 4I13/2→ 4I15/2 transition and lengthens the lifetime significantly from 3.5 to 4.6 ms. Fibers were fabricated by the rod-in-tube technique using a Heathway drawing tower. The emission power of these Er3+-Yb 3+ co-doped Step Index Tellurite Fibers (SITFs; lengths varying from 2 to 60 cm) were generated by a 980 nm diode laser pump and then the emission power spectra were acquired with an OSA. The maximum emission power spectra, within the 1530-1560 nm region, were observed for fiber lengths ranging from 3 to 6 cm. The highest bandwidth obtained was 108 nm for 8 cm fiber length around 1.53 μm. © 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V.31793101Li, L., Morrell, M., Qiu, T., Temyanko, V.L., Schulzgen, A., Mafi, A., Kouznetsov, D., Peyghambarian, N., (2004) Appl. Phys. Lett., 85, pp. 2721-2723Nilsson, J., Jaskorzynska, B., Blixt, P., (1993) Photonics Technol. Lett., IEEE, 5, pp. 1427-1429Ohishi, Y., Mori, A., Yamada, M., Ono, H., Nishida, Y., Oikawa, K., (1998) Opt. Lett., 23, pp. 274-276Lin, H., Tanabe, S., Lin, L., Yang, D.L., Liu, K., Wong, W.H., Yu, J.Y., Pun, E.Y.B., (2006) Phys. Lett. A, 358, pp. 474-477Udovic, M., Thomas, P., Mirgorodsky, A., Durand, O., Soulis, M., Masson, O., Merle-Méjean, T., Champarnaud-Mesjard, J.C., (2006) J. Solid State Chem., 179, p. 3252Gamulin, O., Ivanda, M., Mitsa, V., Balarin, M., Kosović, M., (2011) Journal of Molecular Structure, 993, pp. 264-268Adam, A.B., (2009) J. King Saud Univ. -Sci., 21, pp. 93-97Mao, A.W., Kaseman, D.C., Youngman, R.E., Aitken, B.G., Sen, S., (2013) J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 375, pp. 40-46Qin, L., Shen, Z.X., Low, B.L., Lee, H.K., Lu, T.J., Dai, Y.S., Tang, S.H., Kuok, M.H., (1997) J. Raman Spectrosc., 28, pp. 495-499Almeida, R.M., Pereira, J.C., Messaddeq, Y., Aegerter, M.A., (1993) J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 161, pp. 105-108Akella, A., Downing, E.A., Hesselink, L., (1997) J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 213-214, p. 1Kumar Singh, A., Mehta, N., Singh, K., (2009) Physica B: Condens. Matter, 404, p. 3470Kato, D., (1973) Appl. Phys. Lett., 22, p. 3Kumar, S., Singh, K., (2012) Thermochim. Acta, 528, p. 32Smektala, F., Matecki, M., (1995) J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 184, p. 314Diniz, R.E.O., Ribeiro, S.J.L., Messaddeq, Y., Ghiselli, G., Nunes, L.A., (1997) J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 219, p. 187Reben, M., Li, H., (2011) Int. J. Applied Glass Science, 2, pp. 96-107Ono, H., Mori, A., Shikano, K., Shimizu, M., (2002) Photonics Technol. Lett., IEEE, 14, p. 1073Mori, A., Ono, H., Shikano, K., Shimizu, M., (2002) Electron. Lett., 38, pp. 1419-1420Zhang, J., Dai, S., Li, S., Xu, S., Wang, G., Hu, L., (2004) Mater. Lett., 58, p. 3532Auzel, F.E., (1973) Proc. IEEE, 61, p. 758Nandi, P., Jose, G., (2008) Opt. Fiber Technol., 14, p. 275Mahdi, M.A., Mahamd Adikan, F.R., Poopalan, P., Selvakennedy, S., Ahmad, H., (2001) Opt. Commun., 187, p. 389Di Muro, R., Lowe, D., Wilson, S., (2001) Photonics Technol. Lett., IEEE, 13, p. 1073Zhang, J., Dai, S., Wang, G., Sun, H., Zhang, L., Hu, L., (2005) J. Lumin., 115, p. 45Dai, S.-X., Zhang, J.-J., Li, S.-G., Xu, S.-Q., Wang, G.-N., Yang, J.-H., Hu, L.-L., (2004) Chin. Phys., 13, p. 2162Dai, S., Xu, T., Nie, Q., Shen, X., Wang, X., (2008) J. Rare Earths, 26, p. 915Nie, Q.H., Wang, X., Xu, T.F., Shen, X., Liu, L., Industrial Informatics, 2006 IEEE International Conference on 2006, pp. 1129-1134Shen, S., Naftaly, M., Jha, A., (2002) Opt. Commun., 205, p. 101Wemple, S.H., (1979) Appl. Opt., 18, p. 31Narro-García, R., Chillcce, E.F., Barbosa, L.C., De Posada, E., Arronte, M., Rodriguez, E., (2013) J. Lumin., 134, p. 528Hruby, A., Czech, J., (1972) Phys B, 22, p. 1187Wang, J.S., Vogel, E.M., Snitzer, E., (1994) Opt. Mater., 3, p. 187Chillcce, E.F., Mazali, I.O., Alves, O.L., Barbosa, L.C., (2011) Opt. Mater., 33, pp. 389-396Raouf, A.H., (2001) Tellurite Glasses Handbook: Physical Properties and Data, Primera, , ed. CRC Press Boca Raton, FloridaDesirena, H., Rosa, E.D.L., Shulzgen, A., Shabet, S., Peyghambarian, N., (2008) J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 41, p. 095102Jakutis, J., Gomes, L., Amancio, C.T., Kassab, L.R.P., Martinelli, J.R., Wetter, N.U., (2010) Opt. Mater., 33, p. 107Desirena, H., Rosa, E.D.L., Salas, P., Meza, O., (2011) J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 44, p. 45530