200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Absor
b
ance
(dB)
W avelength (nm )
P re form sam ple 1 (0.1M ) P re form sam ple 2 (0.01M ) R eferen ce
A b sorp tion from T iO
2400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 0.000 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.010 0.012 3d orbit d-d transition of Ti ions Absorption from Ti m etal C ut-off w avelength Sam ple 1
Absorption C
o
effi
cient
[cm
-1]
W avelength [nm ]
O H peak 350 360 370 380 390 400 410 420 430 440 450 460 470 480 490 500 -100 -95 -90 -85 -80 -75 -70 -65 -60In
tensit
y (dB
m
)
W avelength (nm )
P um p laser : 5m W H eC d laser (325nm ) F iber sam ple1 (T iO2)P L from T iO
2nano particles
600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100 1150 1200 -85 -80 -75 -70 -65 -60