Abstract

The role of some glass network modifiers on the quantum efficiency of the near-infrared fluorescence from the 3H 4 level of Tm 3+ ion in silica-based doped fibers is studied. Modifications of the core composition affect the spectroscopic properties of Tm 3+ ion. Adding 17.4 mol% of AlO 3/2 to the core glass caused an increase of the 3H 4 level lifetime up to 50 μs, 3.6 times higher than in pure silica glass. The quantum efficiency was increased from 2% to approximately 8%. On the opposite, 8 mol% of PO 5/2 in the core glass made the lifetime decrease down to 9 μs. These changes of Tm 3+ optical properties are assigned to the change of the local phonon energy to which they are submitted by modifiers located in the vicinity of the doping sites. Some qualitative predictions of the maximum achievable quantum efficiency are possible using a simple microscopic model to calculate the non-radiative de-excitation rates.

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