Spectroscopic properties of Er-doped Y2O3 ceramic related to mid-IR laser transition

Tigran Sanamyan; Zackery Fleischman

doi:10.1117/12.2179379

20 May 2015 Spectroscopic properties of Er-doped Y₂O₃ ceramic related to mid-IR laser transition

Tigran Sanamyan, Zackery Fleischman

Proceedings Volume 9466, Laser Technology for Defense and Security XI; 94660I (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2179379
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2015, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

We have recently demonstrated efficient high power CW laser operation in Er doped Y₂O₃ at cryogenic temperature. The selection of laser host was based on the low-phonon nature of Y₂O₃, where the ⁴I_11/2 →⁴I_13/2 transition is highly radiative. Further increases in mid-IR power scaling and efficiency require in-depth study and analysis of basic spectroscopic properties of the ⁴I_11/2 → ⁴I_13/2 laser transition, such as laser emission cross- sections, fluorescence quantum efficiency, fluorescence branching ratios and inter-ionic interactions in a wide dopant-concentration and temperature range. In this work, we report the results of experimental measurements of quantum efficiency and branching ratio of the erbium initial laser state of ⁴I_11/2 in Y₂O₃ ceramic at the temperature range of 10 - 300 K. A series of Er:Y₂O₃ samples with dopant concentration between 0.2-10 at.% were used for fluorescence and absorption measurements. The fluorescence from the energy states corresponding to the visible, IR, and mid-IR transitions were studied under shortpulsed diode laser excitation. Spectrally-narrowed fiber-coupled semiconductor laser modules emitting at ~ 808, 980, and 1530 nm with variable power density were used for fluorescence excitation of three different Er states. The energy transfer processes for both down- and up-conversion, affecting the Er:Y₂O₃ mid-IR laser operation, were analyzed. A comparison between the experimental and simulation results are presented as well.

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Tigran Sanamyan and Zackery Fleischman "Spectroscopic properties of Er-doped Y₂O₃ ceramic related to mid-IR laser transition", Proc. SPIE 9466, Laser Technology for Defense and Security XI, 94660I (20 May 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2179379

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