Sontakke, Atul D and Biswas, Kaushik and Tarafder, Anal and Sen, R and Annapurna, K (2011) Broadband Er3+ emission in highly nonlinear Bismuth modified Zinc-Borate glasses. Optical Materials Express, 1 (3). pp. 344-356. ISSN 2159-3930

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Abstract

Broadband NIR emission from Er3+ in highly nonlinear zinc-bismuth-borate glasses with full width at half maximum reaching up to 106 nm is reported. The glass compositional effects on thermal, structural, optical and spectroscopic properties have been explored in view of all-optical communication applications. The Zero Dispersion Wavelength of these glasses is found to be varying from 1.46 to 2.26μm. The observed enhancement in fluorescence intensity, lifetime and quantum efficiency of 4I13/2 - 4I15/2 transition with bismuth addition is attributed to reduced multiphonon relaxations with decreased host phonon energy. The gain profile covering C and L-bands of communication windows suggests their potentiality in broad-band amplification

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Glass
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Bidhan Chaudhuri
Date Deposited:	02 Feb 2012 12:05
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2012 11:15
URI:	http://cgcri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/646

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