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Enhanced frequency upconversion in Er3+-Yb3+ codoped heavy metal oxides based tellurite glasses
1Laser and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, 826004, Jharkhand, India.
Abstract:
The spectroscopic investigations on the Er3+/Yb3+ ions doped/codoped TeO2-ZnO (TZ), TeO2-ZnO-WO3 (TZW) and TeO2-ZnO-WO3-TiO2 (TZWTi) heavy metal oxide (HMO) glasses have been made. The absorption, photoluminescence, decay curve and Judd-Ofelt analysis have been performed to optimise the optical properties of the Er3+/Yb3+ ions. The effect of incorporation of HMOs like WO3 and TiO2 in the Er3+/Yb3+ doped/codoped TZ glass on its optical properties have been investigated. The enhancement in upconversion emission intensity has been explained on the basis of efficient energy transfer and inhomogeneous local field generation around the rare earth ions. The spectroscopic quality factor, absorption and stimulated emission cross-sections, optical gain, quantum efficiency (∼17.53%), energy transfer efficiency (∼61.64%), colour purity (∼94.7%) and ionic nature of the bonding have been determined. The Er3+-Yb3+-TZWTi glass can be used in visible lasers, yellowish green optical devices and home appliances.
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