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Spectroscopic data of the 1.8, 2.9 and 4.3µm transitions in dysprosium-doped Ga:La:S glass

Spectroscopic data of the 1.8, 2.9 and 4.3µm transitions in dysprosium-doped Ga:La:S glass
Spectroscopic data of the 1.8, 2.9 and 4.3µm transitions in dysprosium-doped Ga:La:S glass
Infrared emission at 1.8, 2.9, and 4.3 µm is measured in dysprosium-doped gallium lanthanum sulfide (Ga:La:S) glass excited at 815 nm. Emission cross sections were calculated by Judd-Ofelt analysis, the Füchtbauer-Ladtenburg equation, and the theory of McCumber. The sigma tau value for the 4.3-µm transition is ~4000 times larger in the Ga:La:S glass than in a dysprosium-doped LiYF4 crystal, which has lased on this transition. The large sigma tau value and the recently reported ability of Ga:La:S glass to be fabricated into fiber form show the potential for an efficient, low-threshold mid-infrared fiber laser. The fluorescence peak at 4.3 µm coincides with the fundamental absorption of atmospheric carbon dioxide, making the glass a potential laser source for gas-sensing applications.
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Schweizer, T.
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Schweizer, T., Hewak, D.W., Samson, B.N. and Payne, D.N. (1996) Spectroscopic data of the 1.8, 2.9 and 4.3µm transitions in dysprosium-doped Ga:La:S glass. Optics Letters, 21 (19), 1594-1596. (doi:10.1364/OL.21.001594).

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Infrared emission at 1.8, 2.9, and 4.3 µm is measured in dysprosium-doped gallium lanthanum sulfide (Ga:La:S) glass excited at 815 nm. Emission cross sections were calculated by Judd-Ofelt analysis, the Füchtbauer-Ladtenburg equation, and the theory of McCumber. The sigma tau value for the 4.3-µm transition is ~4000 times larger in the Ga:La:S glass than in a dysprosium-doped LiYF4 crystal, which has lased on this transition. The large sigma tau value and the recently reported ability of Ga:La:S glass to be fabricated into fiber form show the potential for an efficient, low-threshold mid-infrared fiber laser. The fluorescence peak at 4.3 µm coincides with the fundamental absorption of atmospheric carbon dioxide, making the glass a potential laser source for gas-sensing applications.

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Published date: 1996

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Local EPrints ID: 78075
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78075
ISSN: 0146-9592
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ORCID for D.W. Hewak: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2093-5773

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Author: T. Schweizer
Author: D.W. Hewak ORCID iD
Author: B.N. Samson
Author: D.N. Payne

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