학술논문
Luminescence properties of Er3+ ions in nanocrystalline glass-ceramics
Document Type
Conference
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Source
2016 18th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON) Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2016 18th International Conference on. :1-4 Jul, 2016
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ISSN
2161-2064
Abstract
In this work, we analyze the influence of the nanocrystallization process on the luminescence properties of Er 3+ ions in transparent oxyfluoride tellurite glass-ceramics obtained by heat treatment of the precursor Er-doped glass. The comparison between the fluorescence properties of Er-doped glass and glass-ceramics suggests that a fraction of Er 3+ ions are forming nanocrystals while the rest remain in a glass environment. The presence of fluoride nanocrystals has a strong effect in the upconverted red emission from 4 F 9/2 level. This emission increases significantly as compared with the green one in the glass-ceramic sample. The time evolution of the upconverted red emission shows that energy transfer upconversion processes are responsible for the increase of this emission in the glass-ceramic samples.