Yinsheng Xu

A photo-stable chalcogenide glass

Photo-darkening and photo-bleaching are well known phenomena in As-Se and Ge-Se chalcogenide glasses, respectively. Consequently, a systematic dependence of photo-induced optical changes in Ge(x)As(45-x)Se(55) glass series on x is expected between these two extremes. This prediction of photosensitivity on Ge/As ratio has been exploited to demonstrate the first intrinsically photo-stable chalcogenide glass at x approximately 10, which would be suitable for fabricating photo-insensitive optical components for various applications.

Broadband near-infrared emission in Er 3+ -Tm 3+ codoped chalcohalide glasses

The near-IR emission spectra of Er3+-Tm3+ codoped 70GeS2-20In2S3-10CsI chalcohalide glasses were studied with an 808 nm laser as an excitation source. A broad emission extending from 1.35 to 1.7 microm with a FWHM of approximately 160 nm was recorded in a 0.1 mol.% Er2S3, 0.5 mol.% Tm2S3 codoped chalcohalide glass. The fluorescence decay curves of glasses were measured by monitoring the emissions of Tm3+ at 1460 nm and Er3+ at 1540 nm, and the lifetimes were obtained from the first-order exponential fit. The luminescence mechanism and the possible energy-transfer processes are discussed with respect to the energy-level diagram of Er3+ and Tm3+ ions.

Green emission from Eu{sup 2+}/Dy{sup 3+} codoped SrO-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}-B{sub 2}O{sub 3} glass-ceramic by ultraviolet light and femtosecond laser irradiation

A spectroscopic investigation of Eu{sup 2+}/Dy{sup 3+} codoped SrO-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}-B{sub 2}O{sub 3} glass-ceramic is presented. The sample exhibits green emission excited by ultraviolet (UV) light and near-IR femtosecond (fs) laser. The emission profile obtained by near-IR fs laser irradiation is similar to that by UV excitation, indicating that both of the emissions come from 5d {yields} 4f transition of the Eu{sup 2+} ions. The relationship between the upconversion luminescence (UCL) intensity and pump power reveals a two-photon process in the conversion of near-IR radiation to the green emission. The possible mechanism of UCL from such glass-ceramic is proposed.