Title :
Low phonon energy fluorozirconate-based glass ceramics for efficient rare-earth luminescence
Author :
Pfau, Charlotte ; Skrzypczak, Ulrich ; Miclea, Manuela ; Seifert, Gerhard ; Ahrens, Bernd ; Schweizer, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Centre for Innovation Competence SiLi-nano, Martin Luther Univ. of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Abstract :
Fluorozirconate-based, highly transparent glass ceramics doped with Nd3+ exhibit very low multiphonon relaxation rates following an exponential energy gap dependence. The resulting high radiative quantum efficiencies show the material´s potential for amplifier applications.
Keywords :
energy gap; glass ceramics; organic compounds; phonon-phonon interactions; phonons; photoluminescence; transparency; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-Nd2O3; amplifier application; exponential energy gap dependence; fluorozirconate-based ceramics; low phonon energy fluorozirconate-based glass ceramics; multiphonon relaxation rate; radiative quantum efficiency; rare-earth luminescence; transparent glass ceramics; Ceramics; Crystals; Glass; Ions; Nanocrystals; Phonons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
