Fluorescence and Judd-Ofelt Analysis of Er<sup>3+</sup> Doped CaF<sub>2</sub> Transparent Ceramic

Abstract

In this paper, we evaluated the spectra parameters of Er3+.The absorption spectra of Er3+:CaF2transparent ceramic was measured at room temperature (RT). Based on the Judd–Ofelt theory, the intensity parameters were Ω2= 5.02×10−20cm2, Ω4= 3.40×10−20cm2and Ω6= 0.38×10−20cm2, and then the values of the radiative transition probabilities, radiative lifetimes and integrated emission cross-sections of excited states were calculated. Full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the fluorescence spectra for4I13/2→4I15/2transition was investigated, being 17nm. The decay time was found to be 24.3ms, which is longer than the theoretically calculated value indicating a radiation trapping effect in this work.