White light upconversion emission in Yb3+/ Er3+/ Tm3+ codoped oxy-fluoride lithium tungsten tellurite glass ceramics

Ghizal F. Ansari; S. K. Mahajan

doi:10.1117/12.908573

29 February 2012 White light upconversion emission in Yb³⁺/ Er³⁺/ Tm³⁺ codoped oxy-fluoride lithium tungsten tellurite glass ceramics

Ghizal F. Ansari, S. K. Mahajan

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Proceedings Volume 8263, Oxide-based Materials and Devices III; 82630L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.908573
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The bright white upconversion emission ( tri-colour UC) is generated in Er/Tm/Yb tri -doped oxy-fluoride lithium tungsten tellurite (TWLOF)glass ceramics containing crystalline phase LiYbF₄ under the excitation of 980nm laser diode. The most appropriate combination of rare-earth ions (2mol% YbF₃ 1mol% ErF₃ and 1mol%TmF₃ )of glass ceramic sample has been determined to tune the primary colour (RGB and generate white light emission. By varying the pump power, intense and weak blue (487nm, 437nm), green (525nm and 545nm) and red (662nm) emission are simultaneously observed at room temperature. The dependence of upconversion emission intensity suggest that a theephoton process is responsible for the blue emission of Tm³⁺ ions and red emission due to both Tm³⁺ and Er³⁺ ions , while green emission originated from two photon processes in Er3+ ions. Also tri colour upconvesion and energy transfer in this glass ceramics sample were studied under 808nm laser diode excitation. The Upconversion mechanisms and Tm³⁺ ions plays role of both emitter and activator (transfer energy to Er) were discussed.

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Ghizal F. Ansari and S. K. Mahajan "White light upconversion emission in Yb³⁺/ Er³⁺/ Tm³⁺ codoped oxy-fluoride lithium tungsten tellurite glass ceramics", Proc. SPIE 8263, Oxide-based Materials and Devices III, 82630L (29 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.908573

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