Optical properties and upconversion in Pr3+ doped in aluminum, barium, calcium fluoride glass--I

Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2006 Jan;63(1):27-31. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2005.03.032. Epub 2005 Dec 5.

Abstract

The absorption and the fluorescence spectra of Pr3+ ion doped in aluminum, barium, calcium fluoride (ABCF) glass have been studied. Judd-Ofelt theory has been used to derive the optical parameters, viz. the oscillator strength, transition probability, branching ratio, stimulated emission cross section, etc. A broadband upconversion has been observed at different wavelengths throughout the visible region when pumped with 810 nm radiation from a Ti-sapphire laser.

MeSH terms

  • Glass / chemistry*
  • Ions / chemistry
  • Optics and Photonics*
  • Praseodymium / chemistry*
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence

Substances

  • Ions
  • aluminum fluoride-aluminum phosphate-barium fluoride-calcium-fluoride glass
  • Praseodymium