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Yb3+/Tm3+/Ho3+ tri-doped silica-based glass: intense up-conversion and broad near-infrared emission

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The Yb3+/Tm3+/Ho3+ tri-doped silica-based glasses are firstly prepared by the CO2 laser sintering method. The up-conversion (UC) luminescence and near-infrared emission properties are investigated under 980 nm excitation. Broad emission band with the full width at half maximum of 400 nm within the infrared spectral region around 2 μm is obtained. In addition, the energy transfer mechanism among Yb3+, Tm3+, and Ho3+ are discussed in detail. The experimental results show that the Yb/Tm/Ho tri-doped silica-based glasses prepared by the CO2 laser sintering method can be the potential materials for white light source and infrared laser operating at 2 μm.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 61377100, 61405173 and 61575066, Major Instrument Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant 61527822, Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education under Grant 20134407120014.

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  1. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nano-photonic Functional Materials and Devices, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China

    Changming Xia, Jiantao Liu, Wei Zhang, Wanting Liang, Ying Han, Jinhui Yuan & Guiyao Zhou

  2. Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Special Fiber Photonic Devices and Applications, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China

    Changming Xia, Jiantao Liu, Wei Zhang & Guiyao Zhou

  3. Specially Functional Fiber Engineering Technology Research Center of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China

    Changming Xia & Guiyao Zhou

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Xia, C., Liu, J., Zhang, W. et al. Yb3+/Tm3+/Ho3+ tri-doped silica-based glass: intense up-conversion and broad near-infrared emission. Opt Quant Electron 48, 257 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-016-0527-9

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