Dy{sup 3+}-doped Ga–Sb–S chalcogenide glasses for mid-infrared lasers

• Published in: Materials research bulletin Vol. 70
• Main Authors: Zhang, Mingjie, Yang, Anping, Peng, Yuefeng, Zhang, Bin, Ren, He, Guo, Wei, Yang, Yan, Zhai, Chengcheng, Wang, Yuwei, Yang, Zhiyong, Tang, Dingyuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.10.2015
• Subjects: ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CROSS SECTIONS; DOPED MATERIALS; DYSPROSIUM ADDITIONS; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; GLASS; INTERMEDIATE INFRARED RADIATION; LUMINESCENCE; MATERIALS SCIENCE; OPACITY; PHONONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STABILITY; STIMULATED EMISSION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS

Highlights: • Novel Ga–Sb–S chalcogenide glasses doped with Dy{sup 3+} ions were synthesized. • The glasses show good thermal stability and excellent infrared transparency. • The glasses show low phonon energy and intense mid-infrared emissions. • The mid-infrared emissions have high quantum efficie...