Erbium Concentration Research Articles

145 W single-frequency fiber laser at 1607 nm with the seed and MOPA configuration

In this paper, high Er3+ concentration erbium doped fiber (EDF) and erbium-ytterbium co-doped fiber (EYDF) were fabricated for the seed and master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) system of the single-frequency fiber laser. An in-band pumping source with the wavelength of 1535 nm was proposed to improve the efficiency in the ring-cavity. A slope efficiency of 23.8% with an output power of 49 mW was achieved and the laser linewidth was measured to be 800 Hz. In the MOPA system, a piece of EYDF was used firstly to absorb the backward 1 µm amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and amplified the signal from the seed. Based on the above methods, an output power of 145 W was achieved at 1607.75 nm. Because of the self-phase modulation, the laser linewidth was expanded to be 10.75 kHz at the output power of 132 W. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest efficiency and output power of the seed and the highest output power of the 1.6 µm single-frequency fiber laser.

Analysis of signal excited-state absorption for improving extended L-band erbium-doped fibers.

The precise characterization of signal excited-state absorption (ESA) in erbium-doped fibers (EDFs) is achieved through an ON/OFF pumping scheme, using a supercontinuum source in conjunction with a bandpass tunable filter to generate the input signal. Normalizing the ESA profile, by the value of the ESA peak, allows sample comparisons independent of their erbium concentration. This method directly assesses the impact of ESA on the net gain within the 1600-1730 nm range, providing a significant means to study how to expand the gain bandwidth toward longer wavelengths. As an illustrative application, we investigate the effect of chemical elements, such as Er, Al, and Ba, and their concentrations on ESA. We then optimize the Al content to enhance erbium solubility without inadvertently inducing detrimental ESA effects. This advancement in the ESA characterization presents substantial advantages for the pursuit of efficient extended L-band erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs).

Gamma irradiated Er3+ ions doped Li2O–BaO–B2O3–P2O5 glasses: Structural, optical, and thermoluminescence glow curve analysis

Lithium barium borophosphate glasses doped with Er3+ rare earth ions are reported in terms of their physical, optical, structural, and thermoluminescence (TL) properties in this study. The melt quenching method was used to synthesize the glasses with varying concentration of the dopant (0.0, 0.2, 0.4 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 mol%). A thorough analysis of physical characteristics, including their variation with erbium oxide, has been conducted. The amorphous phase of the as-quenched samples has been validated through X-ray diffraction patterns, while Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirmed the existence of different structural groups. UV–Vis–NIR spectroscopy at wavelengths ranging from 200 to 1100 nm has been utilized to investigate various optical properties. In the gamma dose range of 50 Gy to 10 kGy, the glass sample with 0.6 mol% of erbium concentration (LBPEr0.6) showed the maximum integrated TL intensity with an optimized heating rate of 5 °C/s and annealing temperature of 400 °C. The deconvolution of TL glow curves was done using the R-package “tgcd: Thermoluminescence Glow Curve Deconvolution" by employing the Kitis general order kinetics model. Chen's peak shape approach has been used to calculate the trapping parameters, including order of kinetics (b), shape factor (μg), frequency factor (s), and activation energy (E). The ideal thermoluminescence dosimeter characteristics showed that LBPEr0.6 glass has outstanding linearity, excellent sensitivity, minimal fading and good reproducibility over six cycles.

Upconversion multicolor tuning in Er3+ and Yb3+ doped yttrium oxide prepared by precursor technique

The (Y0.9Er0.1-xYbx)2O3 (x = 0, 0.02, 0.05, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09) and Y1-(0.02+y)Er0.02YbyO3 (y = 0.05, 0.07, 0.09, 0.11) solid solutions have been synthesized by the precursor technique using mixed anhydrous formates. The crystal structure of ytterbium formate, Yb(HCOO)3, was established for the first time. The structural parameters and phase purity of the synthesized precursors and oxides were determined by X-ray phase analysis. The average sizes of crystallites are in the 60–80 nm range. The upconversion spectra of solid solutions exhibit a weak green and an intense red line attributed to 2H11/2,4S3/2→4I15/2 and 4F9/2→4I15/2 transitions of Er3+ ions. The green and red emissions of (Y0.9Er0.1-xYbx)2O3 and Y1-(0.02+y)Er0.02YbyO3 oxides are caused by two-photon conversion processes. The effect of dopant (erbium and ytterbium) concentration and Er3+/Yb3+ ratio on the intensity of upconversion emission were established, the contribution of upconversion green luminescence decreases with increasing the ytterbium concentration.

High on-chip gain spiral Al2O3:Er3+ waveguide amplifiers

We demonstrate reactively sputtered Al2O3:Er3+ waveguide amplifiers with an erbium concentration of 3.9 × 1020 ions/cm3, capable of achieving over 30 dB small signal net gain at 1532 nm using bidirectional pumping at 1480 nm. We observe on chip output powers of 10.2-13.6 dBm of amplified signal power at 1532 nm for a 12.9 cm waveguide amplifier considering -25.4 dB of lumped coupling losses per facet. Annealing was used to improve the performance of the devices, which were patterned using electron beam lithography and reactive ion etching. This result, to our knowledge, represents record breaking on-chip internal net gain for Al2O3:Er3+ waveguide amplifiers, which show promise over other technologies due to wafer scalability and promise of easy monolithic integration with other material platforms to support a wide variety of applications.

Characterization of the optical gain at 1550 nm of erbium-oxalate single crystals

Erbium is well-recognized as a key element for optical amplification at the 1550 nm operation band. However, the limited solubility of this material in vitreous matrices sets a critical constraint to the achievable optical gain, which limits its applicability in photonic integrated platforms. One of the solutions to increase the concentration of erbium is to employ a crystalline structure instead of a glass. In this paper, we characterize samples of erbium and erbium-ytterbium oxalate single crystals synthesized using the gel diffusion method. X-ray diffraction spectra and thermogravimetric analyses reveal that the synthesis method indeed generated the expected compound, and the pump-and-probe experiments demonstrate an on-off gain coefficient of ≈ 6.5 dB/mm, making this material a high-potential candidate for the implementation of integrated optical amplifiers.

Synthesis and Optical Properties of Erbium-Doped Sodium Silicate in Sol-Gel Matrix

In this study, we investigated how the concentration of erbium (0.0, 1, 2 mol% Er) affects the structural and optical properties of thin films made from sol-gel sodium silicate doped with erbium nitrate, thermally treated at 250 °C. Through systematic investigation, we explore the structural evolution and optical behavior of the thin films across varying Er3+ concentrations. The sol-gel demonstrated effective capabilities for substantial concentrations of Er3+ oxides through doping at lower calcination temperatures. The spectroscopic characteristics were studied using visible-near infrared spectroscopy (UV–vis–NIR), transmission electron microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Increasing the Er ratio decreased both the transmission and the energy band gap (3.6–3.34 eV) of the films while the absorption peak increased. The obtained results suggest that Er3+ activators demonstrate advantageous optical properties in the evaluated sodium silicate glass matrix. With the introduction of Er, optical transmittance ranges from 85 to 55% in the visible and near-infrared (NIR) regions, highlighting their advantageous characteristics. This research contributes to advancing the understanding of erbium-doped thin films for potential applications in optoelectronic devices and photonics.

Изучение влияния содержания гафния и эрбия на формирование микроструктуры при литье алюминиевого сплава 1590 в медный кокиль

Introduction. High-magnesium aluminum alloys are widely used in the automotive, building and aerospace industries due to its low specific gravity and high strength. The characteristics of such alloys can be improved by small additions of scandium and zirconium. However, scandium is very expensive, so in new generation alloys its amount is tended to be reduced. In the recently developed 1590 aluminum alloy, this was achieved by addition of erbium and hafnium. The objective of the paper is to study the effect of erbium and hafnium concentrations on the modification of the cast structure in 1590 aluminum alloy at high solidification rates. Research Methods. The paper investigates the microstructure, chemical composition and size of intermetallic compounds in specimens from ten alloy 1590 modifications with different hafnium and erbium contents cast into a copper chill mold with a solidification rate of 10 °C/sec. The grain structure was studied using an optical microscope. The chemical composition and size of the intermetallic phases were studied using a Tescan Vega 3 scanning electron microscope. Results and discussion. It is established that as the amount of hafnium and erbium increases, the cast structure is modified. In general, grain refinement with the addition of hafnium and erbium can be explained by a higher degree of supercooling between the solid and liquid phases. At a hafnium content of 0.16 %, the dendritic structure begins to transform into an equiaxed grain structure. This transformation can be explained by the appearance of primary intermetallic compounds of the Al3Sc type in the liquid phase. Such intermetallic compounds are identified at a concentration of erbium and hafnium equal to 0.16 %. Moreover, in all alloys eutectic intermetallic compounds are identified that contained manganese and iron and had no effect on the cast structure. Comparison with previously obtained results on the grain size of specimens cast into a steel mold shows that with higher solidification rate, the structure modification in 1590 alloy is getting less efficient. This is explained by an increase in the concentration of transition elements in the solid solution, primarily scandium, necessary for the formation of primary intermetallic particles.

Broadband near infrared emission of Er3+ ions doped fluorophosphate glasses for solid state laser applications

A series of glass compositions (P2O5 + Bi2O3 + Na2CO3 + SrF2 + xEr2O3) with different concentrations of erbium ions (Er3+) was synthesized using the melt quenching method and the samples were subjected to thorough characterization to explore their optical and structural properties. In order to ascertain the amorphous nature of the glass and acquire a deeper understanding of its chemical bonding, conventional methods of characterization, such as X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, were utilized. The Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters were computed using the absorption spectra of glasses doped with Er3+, providing vital information about the local environment and coordination of Er3+ ions in the glass matrix. Using the Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters and emission spectra to calculate the radiative parameters like total radiative transition probability (AT), radiative lifetime (τR) and radiative branching ratios for 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 transition. The McCumber theory is used to study absorption and emission cross-section for 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 transition. Prepared the PBNSEr05 glass sample suitable candidates for 1.53 μm solid state laser applications.

Structural, thermal and spectroscopic properties of Er2O3-doped oxyfluoro tellurophosphate glasses

Employing the melt quench method, the oxyfluoro tellurophosphate glasses (PTBMEr), doped with varying erbium concentrations, were prepared. Their physical, structural, optical, and luminescent characteristics were investigated using XRD, EDX, FTIR, absorption and Photoluminescence studies. The amorphous nature and elemental composition were identified using the XRD and EDX spectra. The J-O parameters and radiative parameters, including energy gap (ΔE), branching ratio (βR), radiative lifetime (τrad), and radiative transition probability (AR), were established for different excited levels of erbium in PTBMEr glass matrices. The visible emission spectra were acquired through excitation at a wavelength of 377 nm, resulting in a highly pronounced emission band at 544 nm, corresponding to the transition 4S3/2→ 4I15/2. The NIR emission spectra obtained through excitation at 980 nm showed a prominent broad emission band at 1534 nm pertaining to the transition 4I13/2→4I15/2. Within the set of prepared samples, the PTBMEr05 sample exhibits highest stimulated emission cross section of 0.75 × 10-20 cm2 for the transition 4S3/2→4I15/2. It also exbited superior parameters for the transition 4S3/2→4I15/2 including a stimulated emission crosssection of 1.19 × 10-20 cm2, gain bandwidth of 64.87 × 10-25 cm3, and optical gain of 53.41 × 10-24 cm2s. Experimental lifetime values for the excited level 4I13/2 of erbium in PTBMEr glasses were calculated and found to decrease with concentration due to non-radiative mechanisms and concentration quenching. These results reflect that PTBMEr05 glass is best suited for green laser emission devices and optical fiber communication windows.

Optical and microstructural characterization of Er3+ doped epitaxial cerium oxide on silicon

Rare-earth ion dopants in solid-state hosts are ideal candidates for quantum communication technologies, such as quantum memories, due to the intrinsic spin–photon interface of the rare-earth ion combined with the integration methods available in the solid state. Erbium-doped cerium oxide (Er:CeO2) is a particularly promising host material platform for such a quantum memory, as it combines the telecom-wavelength (∼1.5μm) 4f–4f transition of erbium, a predicted long electron spin coherence time when embedded in CeO2, and a small lattice mismatch with silicon. In this work, we report on the epitaxial growth of Er:CeO2 thin films on silicon using molecular beam epitaxy, with controlled erbium concentration between 2 and 130 parts per million (ppm). We carry out a detailed microstructural study to verify the CeO2 host structure and characterize the spin and optical properties of the embedded Er3+ ions as a function of doping density. In as-grown Er:CeO2 in the 2–3 ppm regime, we identify an EPR linewidth of 245(1) MHz, an optical inhomogeneous linewidth of 9.5(2) GHz, an optical excited state lifetime of 3.5(1) ms, and a spectral diffusion-limited homogeneous linewidth as narrow as 4.8(3) MHz. We test the annealing of Er:CeO2 films up to 900 °C, which yields narrowing of the inhomogeneous linewidth by 20% and extension of the excited state lifetime by 40%.

Evaporation characteristics of Er3+-doped silica fiber and its application in the preparation of whispering gallery mode lasers.

In this work, the concentration of rare-earth ions in doped silica whispering gallery lasers (WGLs) is controlled by evaporation. The fabrication of WGLs is used to experimentally evaluate the evaporation rate (mol/μm) and ratio (mol/mol) of erbium and silica lost from a doped fiber during heating. Fixed lengths of doped silica fiber are spliced to different lengths of undoped fiber and then evaporated by feeding into the focus of a CO2 laser. During evaporation, erbium ions are precipitated in the doped silica fiber to control the erbium concentration in the remaining SiO2, which is melted into a microsphere. By increasing the length of the undoped section, a critical point is reached where effectively no ions remain in the glass microsphere. The critical point is found using the spectra of the whispering gallery modes in microspheres with equal sizes. From the critical point, it is estimated that, for a given CO2 laser power, 6.36 × 10-21 mol of Er3+ is lost during the evaporation process for every cubic micron of silica fiber. This is equivalent to 1.74 × 10-7 mol of Er3+ lost per mol of SiO2 evaporated. This result facilitates the control of the doping concentration in WGLs and provides insight into the kinetics of laser-induced evaporation of doped silica.

Thermal and radiation shielding characteristics of erbium ions doped zinc tellurite glasses

Tellurium, zinc, and erbium oxides glasses are made using the melt-quenching technique. The XRD results show that the glass samples are naturally amorphous. The TeO4 units' extended vibration are performed using FTIR. On the other hand, the TeO3 as well as Er2O3 are detected using deconvolution. When the concentration of erbium ions increases, the density and molar volume will also increase. The high value of thermal diffusivity at 0.02 and 0.03 M fractions, a large value of glass stability (greater than 100 °C), and strong thermal stability are excellent for fibre drawing. As a result, the highest linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) values are found for the sample with 5 mol% Er2O3 content, where the values drop suddenly from 0.95744 to 0.21065 cm−1 over the tested energy which ranges between 0.284 and 2.51 MeV. Among the TZEr samples, TZEr5 has the lowest half-value layer (HVL) values ranging from 0.00243 to 0.08252 cm. Thus, both LAC and HVL are considered as suitable options for radiation shielding materials.

Associations between maternal urinary rare earth elements during pregnancy and birth weight-for-gestational age: Roles of cord blood vitamin D levels

Prenatal exposure to rare earth elements (REEs) may contribute to adverse birth outcomes in previous studies. Cord blood vitamin D has been suggested to modify or mediate the effects of environmental exposures. However, none has investigated these roles of cord blood vitamin D in the associations of prenatal exposure to REEs with fetal growth. Maternal trimester-specific urinary concentrations of 13 REEs, cord blood total 25-hydroxyvitamin D at delivery, and birth weight (BW)-for-gestational age (GA) were determined in 710 mother-newborn pairs from Wuhan, China. Higher maternal average urinary concentrations of europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), and ytterbium (Yb) across three trimesters, either individually or jointly, were significantly associated with lower BW-for-GA Z-scores and higher odds of small for gestational age (SGA) [β = −0.092; 95 % confidence interval (CI): −0.149, −0.035 for BW-for-GA Z-scores, and odds ratio = 1.60; 95 % CI: 1.14, 2.24 for SGA involved in each unit increase in weighted quantile sum index of REEs mixture]. When stratified by cord blood vitamin D levels, the associations mentioned above persisted in participants with relatively low vitamin D levels (<13.94 μg/L, the first tertile of distribution), but not among those with relatively high levels (≥13.94 μg/L) (all p-values for interaction < 0.05). The mediation analyses taking account of exposure-mediator interaction showed that the relationships between REEs (as individual and mixture) exposure and lower BW-for-GA were partly mediated through decreasing cord blood vitamin D levels. The proportions mediated by cord blood vitamin D levels were 24.48 % for BW-for-GA Z-scores and 29.05 % for SGA corresponding to the REEs mixture exposure. Conclusively, our study revealed that prenatal exposures to Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, and Yb were related to fetal growth restriction. Cord blood vitamin D might alleviate toxic effects of these REEs and its reduction might partly mediate REE-induced fetal growth restriction.

STUDY OF PHYSICAL AND PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES OF ERBIUM IONS DOPED BARIUM-TELLURITE GLASSES

Tellurite base glass doped with Erbium ions have been synthesized by melting-quenching method. X-ray diffractogam is used to verification of the glassynature of samples. Differential scanning calorimetry determine the glass transition temperature. Density (ρ) of specimens was calculated by Archimedess principle. Other physical parameters as oxygen packing density (OPD), Erbium ion concentration (CL) in the specimen, molar volume (Vm), intermolecular distance Ri, Polaron radius Rp, erbium ion concentration and Molar index of refraction Rm, were computed. In order to study the optical characteristics of the specimens, for instance, coefficient of absorption, forbidden energy gap (Eg), refractive index, and Urbach Energy (E), UV-visible absorption characterizations of Ba-Te glasses was performed in the range of 340-1000 nm. PL characterization has performed for photoluminescence study.

Simple express precursor synthesis of erbium-doped yttrium oxide luminescent material for optical thermometry

A new, simple and inexpensive method for the preparation of nanosized (Y1-xErx)2O3 oxides, including the stages of synthesis and thermolysis of Y1-xErx(HCOO)3 precursors, has been developed. The precursors were obtained by the interaction of mixtures of yttrium and erbium nitrates with formic acid. The effect of erbium concentration on the structure, morphology, and optical properties of (Y1-xErx)2O3 oxides was studied using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and optical absorption methods. Under UV excitation (Y1-xErx)2O3 oxides with 0.005≤x ≤ 0.25 exhibit strong green luminescence related to the 2H11/2/4S3/2 → 4I15/2 transitions and weak red luminescence associated with the 4F9/2 → 4I15/2 transition. According to the CIE chromaticity coordinates, the oxides demonstrate a yellowish-green color emission. A noticeable decrease in the luminescence intensity was recorded for oxides with erbium concentrations above 2.5 mol.% (x = 0.025). Yellowish-green and yellow green upconversion emission resulting from the 4S3/2 → 4I15/2 and the 4F9/2 → 4I15/2 transitions of Er3+ ions were observed upon continuous 980 nm diode laser excitation. When the concentration of erbium in (Y1-xErx)2O3 oxides increases, the luminescence color changes and the intensity of upconversion emission rises. The maximum intensity of upconversion emission was observed for the (Y0.9Er0.1)2O3 oxide. A two-photon upconversion mechanism was established based on the pumping power dependence of UC luminescence intensity. The thermoluminescence characteristics of (Y0.9Er0.1)2O3 oxides based on the ratio of the intensities of the lines corresponding to thermal-coupled 2H11/2 and 4S3/2 levels were determined, the absolute and relative sensitivity values was calculated, and the prospects for using this oxide in non-contact optical thermometers were estimated.

Modeling and simulation of erbium-ytterbium co-doped optical waveguide amplifiers with dual-wavelength pumping at 980 nm and 1480 nm

With the rapid development of silicon photonic chips and integrated photonic circuits, erbium-doped optical waveguide amplifiers have received more and more attention in order to compensate for the transmission and coupling losses caused by the integration of optical devices on a chip. Pumping wavelength and pumping efficiency directly affect the gain and noise figure of the amplifier. In this paper, we propose an innovative dual-wavelength pumping method based on an erbium-ytterbium co-doped optical waveguide amplifier with simultaneous pumping at 980 nm and 1480 nm. A relaxation method based on the fourth-order Range-Kutta method is used to solve the rate and propagation equations and simulate the gain characteristics of the dual-wavelength pumping method for different ytterbium-erbium ion concentration ratios, erbium ion concentrations and ratio K between the 980 nm and total pump power. From the simulation results, it can be seen that the gain of the dual-wavelength pumping method is higher than that of the single-wavelength pumping methods when the erbium ion concentration exceeds 3 × 1026 m−3. At higher erbium ion concentrations, the dual-wavelength pumping method can provide higher gain for optical waveguide amplifiers, and may be able to become a new choice of pumping method for optical waveguide amplifiers.

Influence of Er/Fe Substitution on Mg-Zn Nanoparticles’ Electromagnetic Properties and Applications

Mg0.8Zn0.2ErxFe2-xO4 (x = 0.00, 0.005, 0.01, 0.015, 0.02, and 0.025) nanoparticles made using the citrate gel autocombustion process were examined for their structure, morphology, and behavior. The single-phase cubic spinel structure was formed according to the diffraction pattern. Observations revealed that as the Er focus went from to 0.0 to 0.025, the average crystallite size (D) increased from 12.4 to 18.6 nm. The findings of the SEM and EDAX analyses reveal that the particles are uniform, with just a little amount of agglomeration and no impurity pickup. Nanoparticles from transmission electron microscopes (TEM) were present, the range from 12 to 19 nm. In IR spectroscopy using the Fourier transform (FTIR), nearly all the spinel ferrites presented generate two absorption bands that have wavelengths of around 400 cm and 600 cm. The BET surface area of the Er3+ ion doping Zn-Mg ferrites rises from 23.860 m2/gm to 29.845 m2/gm. The TG–DTA analysis of the prepared samples confirms the thermal stability of the samples; the temperature ranges from 100 to 750 °C.The transition temperature (Seebeck coefficient) of the samples was studied using thermoelectric power (TEP) measurement studies, and it was found that all the samples showed N-type semiconductor behavior. With an increase in erbium concentration, DC conductivity decreases. At room temperature, the magnetic characteristics of hysteresis loops, squareness ratio (SQR), anisotropy constant (K), magnetic moment (), coercivity (Hc), saturation magnetization (Ms), and retentivity (Mr) were examined. When erbium concentration rises, the magnetic moment (B) increases. The saturation magnetization values were 288.4615 and 244.5266 emu/g, and squareness ratio values from 0.01554 to 0.03303 were observed. These materials are converted from hard permanent magnet materials to soft magnet materials.

Synthesis and Characterization of Erbium-Doped Silica Films Obtained by an Acid-Base-Catalyzed Sol-Gel Process.

Erbium-doped silica films were synthesized using a two-step sol-gel methodology that involved acid and base catalysts, with erbium concentration ranging from 0.2% to 6% and annealing temperatures varying from 500 °C to 900 °C. The photoluminescence spectra showed that the samples exhibiting efficient emission were annealed at 800 °C and 900 °C and doped with 3% and 6% erbium. The X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the internal structure of the films was influenced by the different annealing temperatures and the doping concentrations. Samples with dominant 4f transitions were modelled. The results suggest that the proposed method is a promising approach for the synthesis of erbium-doped silica films with potential applications in optical devices.

Luminescence biomonitoring and antibacterial properties of Er3+-doped SiO2–CaO–P2O5 bioactive glass microspheres

Mesoporous bioactive glasses have great potential for applications in the field of bone tissue repair due to their excellent biological properties, but effective information on the repair process is not available in a timely manner. Thus, real-time monitoring of mineralization and drug release processes will be beneficial to obtain the degree of healing and optimize the amount and distribution of drugs to improve targeted therapeutic effects. Here, erbium-doped mesoporous bioactive glass microspheres (Er/MBGs) were successfully synthesized by the sol-gel method, and the doping concentration of erbium was selected based on fluorescence, BET, and bioactivity tests. The results showed that 4Er/MBGs not only had the highest luminescence emission, higher specific surface area (418.8 m2/g) and mesopore volume (0.42 cm3/g) but also presented excellent bioactivity. Therefore, 4Er/MBGs were selected for in vitro real-time monitoring of mineralization and drug release. It has been shown that the luminescence intensity of 4Er/MBGs is linearly related to its mineralization degree; As the degree of mineralization increases in vitro, the intensity of the luminescence emission gradually decreases. The results of in vitro drug release monitoring experiments showed that 4Er/MBGs loaded with the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) exhibited great pH responsiveness, and the loaded DOX selectively quenched the green emission of the microspheres. When the drug was released, the green emission recovered stably, and the signal value of the ratio R (I650 nm/I510 nm) of the emission intensity of the red to the green of the microspheres gradually decreased. Monitoring changes in the value of the R signal is instructive for tracking the drug release process. Meanwhile, in vitro antibacterial experiments indicated that 4Er/MBGs had a strong inhibitory effect on E. coli and S. aureus, with antibacterial rates of up to 92.5% and 90.7%, respectively. Collectively, Er/MBGs have potential applications as optically functional materials in bone tissue engineering.