Published April 2013 | Version v1
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Enhanced 1.0 μm emission and simultaneously suppressed upconversion emission in Yb:PbF2 laser crystal codoped with NaF

Creators

  • 1. Key Laboratory of High Power Laser Materials, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800 (China)
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062 (China)

Description

Na-codoped and only Yb-doped Yb:PbF2 crystals were successfully grown using the vertical Bridgman method. The influence of the ions codoped with Na+ on the distribution coefficients has been studied. Enhanced ∼1.0 μm emission and simultaneously suppressed upconversion emission was observed for Yb:PbF2 crystals codoped with 2 mol% NaF. A time-resolved spectroscopy study showed that the ions codoped with Na+ lengthen the fluorescence lifetime by 6%. Absorption spectra were also studied and showed that the ions codoped with Na+ can effectively suppress the formation of Yb2+ ions. (letter)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1612-2011/10/4/045803

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1612-2011/10/4/045803;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Laser physics letters (Internet)
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
[5 p.]
ISSN
1612-202X

INIS

Country of Publication
Russian Federation
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46005768
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ABSORPTION SPECTRA; BRIDGMAN METHOD; CRYSTALS; DOPED MATERIALS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; LASER MATERIALS; LEAD FLUORIDES; LIFETIME; OPTICS; SODIUM FLUORIDES; SODIUM IONS; TIME RESOLUTION; YTTERBIUM IONS
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; CHARGED PARTICLES; CRYSTAL GROWTH METHODS; EMISSION; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; IONS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; LEAD HALIDES; LUMINESCENCE; MATERIALS; PHOTON EMISSION; RESOLUTION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM HALIDES; SPECTRA; SPECTROSCOPY; TIMING PROPERTIES