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Tm3+-doped calcium niobium gallium garnet (Tm:CNGG) single crystals have been successfully grown by the micro-pulling-down (μ-PD) method. The crystal structure, absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra and lifetimes of Tm:CNGG crystals were investigated. The absorption and emission bandwidths of Tm:CNGG crystals are larger than those of other Tm3+ doped garnet crystals, which will be beneficial for laser diode (LD) pumping and ultrashort pulse generation. Additionally, continuous wave (CW) laser operation around 2 μm was achieved in the 2.0 at.% Tm:CNGG crystal by LD pumping. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the Floating zone technique was used to grow high-quality Cr3+:YScO 3 crystals. The absorption cross-sections of the 4A 2 →4T 1 transition and 4A 2 →4T 2 transitions were calculated to be 1.71 × 10−20 cm2 at 488 nm and 0.72 × 10−20 cm2 at 666 nm, respectively. The crystal field strength Dq, Racah parameters B, and C were calculated to be 1502 cm−1, 533 cm−1, and 3362 cm−1, respectively. In the Cr3+:YScO 3 crystal, the effective phonon energy and Huang-Rhys factor S were calculated to be 284 cm−1 and 8.62, respectively. The emission cross-section at 988 nm corresponding to the 4T 2 →4A 2 transition was calculated to be 1.44 × 10−20 cm2 with full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 318 nm. All the results show that Cr3+:YScO 3 crystal has the potential to be a tunable and ultrafast laser crystal. • Cr:YScO 3 crystals were successfully grown by the Floating zone technique(FZ) method. • Broad emission spectrum with full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 318 nm in Cr:YScO 3 crystals was observed. • Spectral properties and crystal field parameters of Cr:YScO 3 crystals were investigated and analysed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ho3+-doped CaYAlO 4 (Ho:CALYO) crystal fibers have been successfully grown from the melt by the micro-pulling-down (μ -PD) technique for the first time. The polarized absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra and lifetime decay curves were measured at room temperature. The most intense emission of 2 at.% Ho:CALYO crystal fiber appears at 2072 nm with the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 181.1 nm for σ polarization and at 2022 nm with FWHM of 199.4 nm for π polarization, respectively. The decay lifetimes of 5I 7 state of Ho:CALYO crystal fibers with different holmium concentration were calculated. All the results show that Ho:CALYO crystal fiber has potential as a laser gain medium for ultrashort and tunable Mid-infrared laser system. • Ho:CaYAlO 4 shaped crystal fibers with different Ho3+ concentration were grown using by the micro-pulling-down method. • The effect of Ho3+ concentration on the spectroscopic properties of Ho:CaYAlO 4 crystal fibers was studied. • Ho:CaYAlO 4 crystal fibers have large FWHMs of fluorescence spectra, which is better for tunable and short pulse laser output. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Praseodymium and cerium co-doped yttrium silicate (Pr,Ce:YSO) crystal with high optical quality was grown by the Czochralski method. The segregation coefficient of Pr3+ and Ce3+ is measured to be 0.547 and 0.136, respectively. The polarized absorption bands centered at 268nm, 299nm and 356nm were assigned to 4f (2F5/2)→5d inter-configuration transitions of Ce3+, while bands centered at 220nm and 250nm were assigned to 4fn–4fn−15d transitions of Pr3+. The VUV–UV excitation spectra for monitoring Pr3+ emissions centered at 610nm (1D2→3H4) and 489nm (3P0→3H4), as well as Ce3+ emission centered at 450nm were recorded at T=8K in the range of 100nm–320nm. Polarized excitation spectra for Ce3+ emission centered at 424nm and Pr3+ emission centered at 611nm were recorded at T=300K. Polarized emission spectra were obtained upon excitation at 365nm and 456nm at T=300K. Lifetimes were estimated to be 170μs for Pr3+ (1D2), 3μs for Pr3+ (3P0) and 39ns for Ce3+ (5d1). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: The Mn-, Cr-doped and Mn, Cr-co-doped MgAl2O4 powders have been synthesized via a gel–solid reaction method. Energy transfer from Mn2+ to Cr3+ has been observed for the first time in the co-doped MgAl2O4 phosphors. When excited with blue light with a wavelength of 450nm at room temperature, both green emission from Mn2+ around 520nm and red emission from Cr3+ around 675and 693nm were generated. Moreover, the color of the emission can be modified by controlling the doping concentrations of Mn2+ and Cr3+. Therefore, MgAl2O4: Mn2+, Cr3+ could be used as a single-phased phosphor for white LED with a blue LED chip. The energy transfer in terms of Mn2+ to Cr3+ is determined by means of radiation and reabsorption. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: For the first time, a quaternary doping system of Er3+, Yb3+, Ce3+, Na+: CaF2 single crystal was demonstrated to have high fluorescence yield in the 1.5μm region. Through a simplified model, the branching ratio of the Er3+ 4I11/2→4I13/2 transition was estimated to be improved more than 40 times by the deactivating effect of Ce3+ in the quaternary-doped CaF2 crystal with dopants of 0.2-at% Er3+ and 2.0-at% Ce3+. Owing to the broad emission bandwidth and large emission cross-section, the quaternary-doped CaF2 system shows the great potential to achieve the high laser performance in the 1.5μm region. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]