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Enhanced green upconversion emission of Er3+ through energy transfer by Dy3+ under 800 nm femtosecond-laser excitation

  • Ai Hua Li
  • , Qiang Lü
  • , Zhi Ren Zheng*
  • , Liang Sun
  • , Wen Zhi Wu
  • , Wei Long Liu
  • , Heng Zhi Chen
  • , Yan Qiang Yang
  • , Tian Quan Lü
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Mudanjiang Medical University

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Abstract

Er3+ green upconversion (UC) emission corresponding to the transition of 4S3/2(2H11/2) → 4I15/2 is enhanced in a Er/Dy-codoped LiNbO3 crystal compared with Er-doped LiNbO3 under 800 nm femtosecond-laser excitation at room temperature. The upconversion mechanisms are proposed based on spectral, kinetic, and pump-power dependence analyses. The energy-transfer efficiency from Dy3+(4F9/2) to Er 3+(4F7/2) is 33%, which results in the enhancement of green UC emission. This energy transfer is advantageous for the Er3+ UC emission sensitized by Dy3+, especially in a low-phonon-energy host matrix.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)693-695
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume33
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2008

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