HIGH ER(III) CONTENT ZBN GLASSES FOR MICROCHIP LASER APPLICATIONS

Authors
MACFARLANE DR JAVORNICZKY J NEWMAN PJ BOGDANOV V BOOTH DJ GIBBS WEK
Citation
Dr. Macfarlane et al., HIGH ER(III) CONTENT ZBN GLASSES FOR MICROCHIP LASER APPLICATIONS, Journal of non-crystalline solids, 213, 1997, pp. 158-163
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science, Ceramics
Journal title
Journal of non-crystalline solids → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223093
Volume
213
Year of publication
1997
Pages
158 - 163
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3093(1997)213:<158:HECZGF>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The preparation and properties of zirconium/barium/sodium fluoride gla sses containing high Er(III) contents are discussed in detail. Glasses containing up to 33 X 10(20) Er(III) cm(-3) (18 mol%) have 1530 nm fl uorescence lifetimes in the region of 10 ms and show no evidence of co ncentration quenching in their emission at various wavelengths in the infra-red. The lack of substantial concentration quenching was an unex pected result and possible reasons for this are discussed.