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Near-infrared quantum cutting in OH- free Nd3+-Yb3+ co-doped low-silica calcium aluminosilicate glasses
Fecha
2013-07Registro en:
Journal of Applied Physics, College Park : American Institute of Physics - AIP, v. 114, n.1, p. 013103-1-013103-6, July 2013
0021-8979
10.1063/1.4812373
Autor
Borrero-González, L. J.
Nunes, Luiz Antônio de Oliveira
Bianchi, G. S.
Astrath, F. B. G.
Baesso, M. L.
Institución
Resumen
Near-infrared (NIR) quantum cutting (QC) through downconversion (DC) in OH- free Nd3+-Yb3+ co-doped low-silica calcium aluminosilicate glasses (LSCAS) was observed. Luminescence and time-resolved measurements allowed the investigation of the origin of the Yb3+ DC emission. Our results showed that only one NIR photon is emitted by the Yb3+ ion through one-step energy transfer after excitation with a VIS photon absorbed by the Nd3+ ion. However, after excitation with an UV photon absorbed by the Nd3+ ion, two NIR photons are emitted by the Yb3+ ion through two-step energy transfer. The Yb3+ DC normalized intensities after excitation at 325 nm showed an increase of a factor of two compared to that of 514 nm excitation. In addition, the energy transfer probabilities from Nd3+ to Yb3+ were estimated by analyzing the Yb3+ DC kinetics. The overall results showed an efficient QC through DC process in Nd3+-Yb3+ co-doped LSCAS glasses, and the energy transfer mechanisms are discussed.