Infrared-to-visible upconversion luminescence of Er3+ and Yb3+ co-doped germanate glass

• Published in: Journal of non-crystalline solids Vol. 347; no. 1-3; pp. 52 - 55
• Main Authors: Qin, Guanshi, Qin, Weiping, Wu, Changfeng, Zhao, Dan, Zhang, Jisen, Lu, Shaozhe, Huang, Shihua, Xu, Wu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.11.2004; Elsevier
• Subjects: Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Lasers; Optical properties and condensed-matter spectroscopy and other interactions of matter with particles and radiation; Optics; Physics; Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes; R118; 78.55.Hx; 78.20.−e; 78.47.+p; O110; Germanate glasses; Luminescence; Photoluminescence; Frequency conversion; Excitation spectrum; Density; Laser diodes; Codoping
• ISSN: 0022-3093; 1873-4812
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2004.08.268

Frequency upconversion into green and red luminescence in Er3+ and Yb3+ co-doped germanate glass pumped with a 978nm diode laser was presented. With increasing the excitation density, the green upconversion emission intensity was enhanced relative to the red one. Based on the emission spectra and the excitation density dependence of the upconversion emission intensity, we attributed the change of the upconversion emission spectra to the enhancement of three-photon excitation process to produce green luminescence with increasing the excitation density. The effects of this three-photon process on the 1.54μm emission were also discussed.