Applied Physics B

, Volume 88, Issue 1, pp 51–55 | Cite as

Spectroscopic properties of Er3+ ions in Li6Y(BO3)3 crystal

  • Y.W. Zhao
  • X.H. Gong
  • Y.J. Chen
  • L.X. Huang
  • Y.F. Lin
  • G. Zhang
  • Q.G. Tan
  • Z.D. Luo
  • Y.D. Huang
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Abstract

Pure and Er3+-doped Li6Y(BO3)3 single crystals have been grown by the Czochralski method. The angular relationship between the crystallographic axes and the principal axes of the optical indicatrix has been determined. The principal refractive indices of the pure Li6Y(BO3)3 crystal have been measured. The polarized absorption and fluorescence spectra of the Er3+-doped Li6Y(BO3)3 crystal have been recorded. Spectroscopic parameters of the Er3+-doped Li6Y(BO3)3 crystal, including the intensity parameters Ωt (t=2,4,6), spontaneous emission probabilities, fluorescence branching ratios, radiative lifetimes, fluorescence quantum efficiency, and stimulated emission cross sections have been calculated and analyzed. The results show that the Er3+-doped Li6Y(BO3)3 crystal may be a gain medium for tunable and ultra short pulse lasers around 1.55 μm.

Keywords

Inductively Couple Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry Oscillator Strength Emission Cross Section Stimulate Emission Cross Section Ultra Short Pulse Laser 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Y.W. Zhao
    • 1
    • 2
  • X.H. Gong
    • 1
  • Y.J. Chen
    • 1
  • L.X. Huang
    • 1
  • Y.F. Lin
    • 1
  • G. Zhang
    • 1
  • Q.G. Tan
    • 1
  • Z.D. Luo
    • 1
  • Y.D. Huang
    • 1
  1. 1.National Engineering Research Center for Optoelectronic Crystalline Materials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of SciencesFujianP.R. China
  2. 2.Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingP.R. China

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