DocumentCode
3005991
Title
Energy transfer analysis between Tb3+ and Yb3+ codoped in silicate glasses under the 0.98 μm excitation
Author
Yamashita, Tatsuya ; Ohishi, Yasutake
Author_Institution
Toyota Technol. Inst., Nagoya
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The energy transfer efficiency as high as 68 % between Tb3+ and Yb3+ in Tb3+-Yb3+-codoped silicate glasses was obtained for green emission. The energy transfer mechanisms were analyzed by rate equation formalism.
Keywords
fibre lasers; optical glass; optical pumping; SiO2-B2O3-Na2O-Al2O3-CaO-ZrO2:Tb,Yb; energy transfer analysis; energy transfer mechanisms; green emission; rate equation formalism; silicate glass; wavelength 0.98 mum; Biomedical optical imaging; Energy exchange; Equations; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser transitions; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452655
Filename
4452655
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