Synthesis and mid-infrared luminescence of “mixed” Er:(Lu,Y,La)2O3 transparent ceramic

Liza Basyrova; Stanislav Balabanov; Pavel Loiko; Dmitry Permin; Denis Kosyanov; Timofey Evstropov; Sergey Filofeev; Jean-Louis Doualan; Alain Braud; Patrice Camy

doi:10.1117/12.2621266

25 May 2022 Synthesis and mid-infrared luminescence of “mixed” Er:(Lu,Y,La)₂O₃ transparent ceramics

Liza Basyrova, Stanislav Balabanov, Pavel Loiko, Dmitry Permin, Denis Kosyanov, Timofey Evstropov, Sergey Filofeev, Jean-Louis Doualan, Alain Braud, Patrice Camy

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Proceedings Volume 12142, Fiber Lasers and Glass Photonics: Materials through Applications III; 121420J (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2621266
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2022, Strasbourg, France

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We report on the synthesis and a detailed spectroscopic study of an Er³⁺ -doped “mixed” (Lu,Y,La)2O3 transparent sesquioxide ceramic. Nanopowders of the composition (Lu_0.63Y_0.25La_0.05Er_0.07)2O3 were obtained by a glycine-nitrate self-propagating high-temperature synthesis. The ceramics were obtained by vacuum sintering at 1750 °C for 3 hours. La₂O₃ acted as a sintering additive and increased the disorder of the sesquioxide lattice. The ceramic had a cubic (C-type) structure. At 1.05 μm, its transmission was 78.9%. The ceramic exhibited intense mid-infrared emission owing to the ⁴ I_11/2 → ⁴ I_13/2 Er³⁺ transition. The corresponding peak stimulated-emission cross-section σSE is 1.12×10-20 cm² at 2717 nm. The luminescence spectrum exhibited a considerable inhomogeneous broadening as compared to the parent compounds, Er:Lu₂O₃and Er:Y₂O₃. The luminescence lifetimes of the ⁴ I_11/2 and ⁴ I_13/2 manifolds were measured (1.99 ms and 3.35 ms, respectively), representing a favorable ratio for mid-IR laser operation. The crystal-field splitting of Er³⁺ multiplets in C₂ sites was determined at low temperature.

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Liza Basyrova, Stanislav Balabanov, Pavel Loiko, Dmitry Permin, Denis Kosyanov, Timofey Evstropov, Sergey Filofeev, Jean-Louis Doualan, Alain Braud, and Patrice Camy "Synthesis and mid-infrared luminescence of “mixed” Er:(Lu,Y,La)₂O₃ transparent ceramics", Proc. SPIE 12142, Fiber Lasers and Glass Photonics: Materials through Applications III, 121420J (25 May 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2621266

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