Spectroscopic Properties of Er<sup>3+</sup>-Doped Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-GeO<sub>2</sub>-Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-PbO Glass

Abstract

Spectroscopic properties in Er3+-doped Ga2O3-GeO2-Bi2O3-PbO（BP）glass have been investigated and their promising application as Er3+-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA) has also been evaluated under the excitation of 980 nm. The important roles of Bi2O3 substitution for PbO on spectroscopic properties, such as Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters (t=2, 4, 6) and emission spectra of Er3+, have been studied. The calculated peak emission cross-section of the 4I13/2→4I15/2 transition of Er3+ ions are 16.03×10-21 cm2 when the substituted PbO content by Bi2O3 is about 25 mol. The product of the peak emission cross-section ( ) and the full width at half-maximum (FWHM) of the sample is~689.29×10-28 cm3, which is higher than that of Er3+-doped silicate, phosphate and ZBLAN glasses. It was found that the substitution of Bi2O3 for PbO provides two potentials: broadening the full width at half-maximum of 1.53 μm fluorescence and improving the values of FWHM× of Er3+. The results strongly support that the Er3+-doped BP2 glass could be identified as a promising material for achieving 1.53 μm fiber amplifier.