<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Er3+ - Yb3+ doped oxyfluoride glass has been synthesized and investigated. It was found that the up-conversion spectrum of the sample excited by a 980 nm laser diode is highly dependent on the temperature of the sample. Using fluorescence intensity ratio technique the green up-conversion emissions at 525 nm and 550 nm were studied in detail in the temperature range 120-600 K. The potential applicability of the obtained results in the field of the temperature sensing is discussed.</abstract>

Er3+ - Yb3+ doped oxyfluoride glass has been synthesized and investigated. It was found that the up-conversion spectrum of the sample excited by a 980 nm laser diode is highly dependent on the temperature of the sample. Using fluorescence intensity ratio technique the green up-conversion emissions at 525 nm and 550 nm were studied in detail in the temperature range 120-600 K. The potential applicability of the obtained results in the field of the temperature sensing is discussed.

Temperature Effects in Up-Conversion Processes of Erbium - Ytterbium Doped Oxyfluoride Silicate Glass

Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, 8 Kengaraga Str., Riga, LV-1063, LATVIA

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

Er3+ - Yb3+ doped oxyfluoride glass has been synthesized and investigated. It was found that the up-conversion spectrum of the sample excited by a 980 nm laser...

Temperature Effects in Up-Conversion Processes of Erbium - Ytterbium Doped Oxyfluoride Silicate Glass

Published Online: Jan 20, 2009

Page range: 47 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10047-008-0028-0

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