Efficient 800nm upconversion luminescence emission in 1.319µm excited thulium-doped fluorogermanate

A. S. Gouveia-Neto; M. V. D. Vermelho; C. Jacinto; E. A. Gouveia; L. A. Bueno

doi:10.1117/12.2208594

24 February 2016 Efficient 800nm upconversion luminescence emission in 1.319μm excited thulium-doped fluorogermanate

A. S. Gouveia-Neto, M. V. D. Vermelho, C. Jacinto , E. A. Gouveia, L. A. Bueno

Proceedings Volume 9744, Optical Components and Materials XIII; 97440X (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2208594
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Generation of near-infrared light within the first biological optical window via frequency upconversion in Tm³⁺-doped PbGeO₃-PbF₂-CdF₂ glass excited within the second biological window at 1.319 μm is reported. The upconversion emission at 800 nm is the sole light signal observed in the entire UV-VIS-NIR spectral region making possible obtaining high contrast imaging. The dependence of the 800 nm signal upon the sample temperature was investigated and results showed an increase by a factor of x2.5 in the 30°C - 280°C range. Generation of detectable 690 nm for temperatures above 100°C in addition to the intense 800 nm main signal was also observed. The proposed excitation mechanism for the 800 nm thulium emitting level is assigned to a multiphonon-assisted excitation from the ground-state ³H₆ to the ³H₅ excited-state level, a rapid relaxation to the ³F₄ level and followed by an excited-state absorption of the pump photons mediated by multiphonons connecting the ³F₄ level to the ³H₄ emitting level.

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A. S. Gouveia-Neto, M. V. D. Vermelho, C. Jacinto , E. A. Gouveia, and L. A. Bueno "Efficient 800nm upconversion luminescence emission in 1.319μm excited thulium-doped fluorogermanate", Proc. SPIE 9744, Optical Components and Materials XIII, 97440X (24 February 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2208594

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