Abstract
Mid-infrared (MIR) laser operating at 2–5 μm has gained increasing interest because of the extensive applications in fields from biomedicine, sensing to nanomaterial science. Chalcogenide glass (ChG) is a kind of matrix that is promising for MIR laser due to its low phonon energy and wide infrared transmittance region. However, significant challenges in the enhancement of MIR optical properties of rare-earth ion-doped ChGs still exist. Here, enhanced MIR emission was realized in Pr3+-doped chalcogenide glass ceramics (ChGCs). By controlling the heat treatment temperature and duration, biphasic-phase nanocrystals of Ga2Se3 and GeSe2 were successively precipitated in the glass host. Compared to the as-prepared glass, the GCs exhibit an obvious increase in emission intensity by more than 5 times. The improvement of the MIR emission may be induced by the enhanced cross-relaxation between Pr3+ ions and the increased multiple scattering effects. Furthermore, the obtained ChGC enables large stimulated emission cross section 0.42 × 10−20 cm2 at 2.44 μm and 0.62 × 10−20 cm2 at 4.75 μm. The superior optical properties of the ChGC indicate that it is an attractive candidate for MIR laser.
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