Intense infrared-to-visible upconversion (UC) emission in Tm 3+ /Yb 3+ -codoped sodium niobate (NaNbO 3 ) nanocrystals under resonant excitation at 976 nm is presented. The results showed that by increasing the pump power/intensity, a strong reduction is observed at the 800/480 nm emitted intensity ratio, characterizing what can be denominated as laser pump power-induced color tunability or luminescent switching. The physical origin is discussed with a focus on tailoring of luminescent switchers to operate at a large pump power range and, indeed, it is intrinsically associated with the competition of the two- and three-photon UC processes and with highly efficient UC emissions in the investigated material. The effect of Yb 3+ -ion concentration along with the theoretical aspects on luminescence switching has been investigated. The results obtained here could be useful in the field of sensors and networks for optical processing and optical communications.
Er3+-doped oxyfluoride glass and glass-ceramics containing SrF2 nanocrystals have been prepared and investigated their spectroscopic and luminescence properties. The formation of SrF2 nanocrystals in glass-ceramics were confirmed by Xray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Judd-Ofelt parameters have been evaluated from absorption spectra of the Er3+-doped glass, which in turn used to predict radiative properties for the fluorescent levels of Er3+ ions. The intensities of both Stokes and upconversion (anti-Stokes) emissions significantly increase with increase of the size of the fluoride crystals in the glass matrix. The mechanism of green and red upconversion emissions have been ascribed to two photon processes. The lifetime of the 4S3/2 level of the Er3+ ions in glass-ceramics is found to be slightly higher than that of the counter glass, which may be due to the incorporation of Er3+ ions into the low phonon sites of SrF2 nanocrystals.
Rare earth doped Y2CaZnO5 nanophosphors were synthesized via the citrate-gel combustion method. Transmission electron microscopy measurements reveal that the particles are distributed uniformly within the size range of 10-30 nm. The Er3+-doped Y2CaZnO5 nanophosphors show strong green upconversion luminescence, which is visible to the naked eye even at 20 mW excitation power of 980 nm diode laser. When these phosphors are codoped with Yb3+ ions, the emission changed to reddish color at higher Yb3+ ion concentrations. Moreover, these phosphors emitted bright white light luminescence when it is triply doped with Er3+/Tm 3+/Yb3+ ions, indicates Y2CaZnO5 nanophosphors are an ideal candidate for phosphor converted white light emitting diodes.
Dysprosium doped fluorosilicate (SNbKZLF:SiO2-Nb2O5-K2O-ZnF2-LiF) glasses have been prepared and
studied through excitation, emission and decay rate analysis. Sharp emission peaks were observed at 485 nm (blue) and
577 nm (yellow) under 387 nm excitation, which are attributed to 4F9/2 → 6H15/2 and 4F9/2 → 6H13/2 transitions,
respectively, of Dy3+ ions. The yellow-to-blue intensity ratio increases (0.85 to 1.19) with increase in Dy3+ ion
concentration. The decay rates exhibit single exponential for lower concentrations and turns into non-exponential for
higher concentrations. The non-exponential nature of the decay rates are well-fitted to the Inokuti-Hirayama model for
S = 6, which indicates that the nature of the energy transfer between donor and acceptor ions is of dipole-dipole type.
The lifetime for the 4F9/2 level of Dy3+ ion decreases (0.42 to 0.14 ms), whereas energy transfer parameter increases (0.11
to 0.99) with increase of Dy3+ ion concentration (0.05 to 4.0 mol %). The chromaticity coordinates have been calculated
from the emission spectra and analyzed with Commission International de I'Eclairage diagram. The chromaticity
coordinates appeared in the white light region for all concentrations of Dy3+ ions in the present glasses. The correlated
color temperature value decreases from 5597 K (closer to the day light value of 5500 K) to 4524 K with increase of
Dy2O3 ion concentration from 0.01 to 4.0 mol %. These results indicate that Dy3+:SNbKZLF glasses can be considered
as a potential host material for the development of white light emitting diodes.
Ln2O3-doped fluorosilicate (SNbKZF: SiO2 - Nb2O5 - K2O - ZnF2) glasses were prepared and characterized
through various spectroscopic techniques such as optical absorption, excitation and emission spectra at room temperature
to derive luminescence properties of Ln3+ ions in these glasses. Judd-Ofelt analysis has been successfully applied to
evaluate the Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters Ωλ (λ = 2,4 and 6) and in turn radiative properties such as radiative
transition probabilities AR, branching ratios βR, radiative lifetime τR and stimulated emission cross-sections σ( λp) of the
fluorescent levels of Ln3+ ions in titled glasses. The predicted values of τR and βR from the fluorescent level to its lower
lying levels have been compared with the experimental ones. The fluorescence decay rates have been measured and are
found to exhibit single exponential nature at lower concentrations and turn into non-exponential at higher concentrations.
The non-exponential decay rates are well-fitted to Inokuti-Hirayama model for S = 6 indicating that the nature of the
energy transfer process among the Ln3+ ions is of dipole-dipole type. In the present work all our systematic analysis has
been presented with an example of results obtained in Sm3+: SiO2 - Nb2O5 - K2O - ZnF2 glasses. These results are used to
access the gain media and in turn useful not only to write waveguides but also to modify the fluorescence properties
through femtosecond laser irradiation.
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International Symposium on Photonics and Optoelectronics 2014
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