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Dz D G" é ¶ § 4 ½ ¨" é ¶ ª F g < Æl Õ ü t > hµ 1 ÏG ' p' , @ / 305-353 (2007¸ 3 Z 4 27{ 9 ~ à Î6 £ §)
H& h ü @ % ò % i \ " f V , É r © @ /% i ; ¤` ¦ t ¦ µ 1 Ï F g H D h Ðî r 7 £ x; ¤ B | 9 Bi ' z ´o Ä » o
(BiSG)_ ì rF g < Æ& h : £ ¤$ í ` ¦ ¸ % i . µ 1 Ï F g _ [ jl H Al
2O
3\ ¦ í < Êô Ç Bi
2O
3_ $ í ì r q \ _ > r
9, BiSG ¢ - a ô Ç z ´o > _ Ä »o Ð ] j ¸÷ &l 0 AK " f H Bi
2O
3< Al
2O
3_ ¸| s $ í w n K ô Ç
. Bi
2O
3ü < Al
2O
3_ ¸$ í q \ ¦ 3:7 Ð # ] j ô Ç Ò re ¦` ¦ : x K " f Bi
2O
3_ $ í ì r q 7 £ x ½ + ÉÃ º2 ¤ + þ A F
g Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 _ x ß ¼ © s % ò ì r í ß © 1300 nm A á ¤ Ü ¼ Ð s 1 l x ÷ & ¦ + þ AF g à º" î É r 7 £ x t ë ß , + þ AF g Û ¼
&
7 à Ô! 3 _ ì ø Í; ¤ u × ¦ # Q[ þ t ¦ Ä » ¸~ ½ ÓØ ¦ é ß & h s t H כ ` ¦ S X % i . Bi ' z ´o Ä »o \ ¦
¦\ -t x 9 ¸ x 9 ¦¨ î ç H Ø ¦§ 4 ` ¦ t H Y Us $ \ 6 £ x6 x ½ + É Ã º e Ü ¼ 9, F g$ 3 Ä » 7 £ x; ¤ l _ ï# QB | 9 Ð 6
x # F g$ 3 Ä »_ % ò ì r í ß © @ /% i \ " f 7 £ x; ¤ l Ð_ Ö ¸6 x s 0 p x ½ + É כ Ü ¼ Ð l @ / ) a .
PACS numbers: 42.60.Da, 42.70.Ce. 42.70.Hj Keywords: 7 £ x; ¤ l , Ä »o , Y Us $ B | 9
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z
´o Ä »o \ ¦ l ì ø ÍÜ ¼ Ð H 7 £ x; ¤ B | 9 É r ü @ \
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f & h ü @ % ò % i \ s Ø Ô H F g# 3 0 Aô Ç © @ /% i \ " f È Òõ Ö
¦ s Ä ºÃ º ¦ ± ú É r q + þ A Ï ã J] X Ò ¦` ¦ . : £ ¤ y , \ P
&
h
Ø æ \ y © ¦ l > & h : £ ¤$ í s Ä ºÃ º Ù ¼ Ð ¦\ -t x 9
¸ ¢ ¸ H ¦¨ î ç H Ø ¦§ 4 ` ¦ כ ¹½ ¨ H ¦\ -t Y Us $ r [ O
_ 7 £ x; ¤ B | 9 Ð_ > hµ 1 Ï` ¦ 0 AK ´ ú § É r ½ ¨ s À Ò# Q t
¦ e [1]. © V , o 6 x ÷ & ¦ e H B ÐÀ Ó s : r s '
) a í ß % i (phosphate) > \ P _ 7 £ x; ¤ B | 9 É r \ P & h Ø æ
\
¦ ¦ì ø Í4 ¤Ò ¦ Y Us $ Ð_ > hµ 1 Ïs # Q 90 > Ð î ß
&
ñ ) a ¦\ -t Y Us $ _ 7 £ x; ¤ B | 9 Ð > 5 Å q 6 x l \ H
¸ | Ã Ðs e . Õ ª QÙ ¼ Ð ¦\ -t Y Us $ \ ¦ s 6 x # ' õ
A& ñ \ -t \ ¦ % 3 ` ¦ Ã º e H ' a$ í Ù þ Ö 6 x ½ + Ë (ICF)_ ½ ¨ & ³
`
¦ 0 AK " f H z ´o Ä »o \ ¦ l ì ø ÍÜ ¼ Ð H D h Ðî r 7 £ x; ¤ B
| 9 _ > hµ 1 Ïs 9 Ã º& h s ½ + É Ã º e [2,3].
Ä
»o \ ¦ s 6 x ô Ç Y Us $ µ 1 Ï F g s F g 7 £ x; ¤ \ @ /ô Ç ½ ¨
H 1990¸ @ /\ [ þ t # Qü <" f Ö ¸ µ 1 Ï > ' ÷ &% 3 H X <, B Ð À
Ó s : r (Nd
3+, Er
3+, Pr
3+1 p x)` ¦ ' ô Ç Ä »o ¢ ¸ H
&
ñ \ " f & h ü @ µ 1 Ï F g s Ð ¦÷ & " f Ò' Er ' z ´o Ä
»o Ð @ /³ ð÷ & H 7 £ x; ¤ B | 9 s ¦Ø ¦§ 4 Y Us $ ÷ r ë ß m
F g: x 1 p x _ ì r \ " f s 6 x ÷ & ¦ e . B ÐÀ Ó_ s : r
`
¦ ' ô Ç Ä »o \ " f_ & h ü @ µ 1 Ï F g É r B ÐÀ Ó s : r _ 4f
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_ 4 ¤ ;s \ _ K " f + þ A$ í ÷ & H X <, 4f H ü @y
\ _ K 94 R e # Q µ 1 Ï F g` ¦ % 3 ` ¦ Ã º e H © @ /
%
i s a % v É r : £ ¤$ í ` ¦ . Õ ª QÙ ¼ Ð F g 7 £ x; ¤ \ 6 £ x6 x 9
H â Ä º\ H 7 £ x; ¤` ¦ ½ + É Ã º e H © @ /% i s a % v 4 R µ 1 Ï
0 p x ô Ç © # 3 0 A ] jô Ç÷ &> ) a . t F K t _ ½ ¨
7 Hë H[ þ t \ Ø Ô , 7 £ x; ¤ s 0 p x ô Ç © @ /% i s ô Ç& ñ ) a
¦ H × æ @ /ô Ç & h ` ¦ Ð ¢ - a l 0 A # | ¾ Ó (20 mol%
s
© )_ Bi
2O
3\ ¦ í < Êr v , Er_ 0 l x ¸\ ¦ 7 £ x r v
H ~ ½ ÓZ O Ü ¼ Ð @ /% i ; ¤` ¦ 80 nm s © t V , > ë ß × ¼ H X < $ í /
B
N % i [4]. ¢ ¸ô Ç, B ÐÀ Ó s : r s Cr ¢ ¸ H Ni 1 p x _
× æF K5 Å q " é ¶ è\ ¦ ' # > hµ 1 Ï ) a 7 £ x; ¤ B | 9 ÐÂ Ò' @ /
% i
; ¤` ¦ V , n = Ã º e 6 £ §` ¦ r % i [5,6].
ô
Ǽ # , Er ' z ´o Ä »o ü < ° ú É r 7 £ x; ¤ B | 9 _ F g: x
6 £ x6 x \ e # Q" f F g$ 3 Ä »_ ï# Q B | 9 Ð 6 x ÷ & H â Ä
º { 9 ì ø Í& h s . F g & ñ Ð: x \ e # Q" f F g 5 Å x` ¦ 0 A K
6 x ÷ & H F g$ 3 Ä » H 5 Å x o © @ /% i ` ¦ ¦ 9 # é
ß { 9 ¸× ¼ F g$ 3 Ä » Å Ò Ð 6 x ÷ & ¦ e H X <, ñ F g Ü ¼ Ð
6 x ÷ & ¦ e H @ /³ ð& h © @ /% i É r 1300 nm ü < 1550 nm © @ /% i s . 1300 nm © @ /% i É r { 9 ì ø Í F g$ 3 Ä » _
% ò ì r í ß ` ¦ ? / H © s l M :ë H \ 5 Å x { 9 Õ ª Qf s
& h # Q F g: x s 0 p x ¦ 1550 nm © @ /% i É r < Hz ´ s
& h H © & h s e l H t ë ß F g 5 Å x \ e # Q" f ì r í
ß ` ¦ Ð © ô Ç : £ ¤ Ã º F g$ 3 Ä »\ ¦ s 6 x H כ Ü ¼ Ð =/ B G` ¦ y
è r v H X < ¦q 6 x s H . Õ ª QÙ ¼ Ð F g @ /% i F g: x ` ¦ 0
AK " f H 1550 nm © @ /% i _ Er ' F g$ 3 Ä » 7 £ x; ¤ l
-538-
(Er-doped fiber amplifiers; EDFA) s ü @\ 1300 nm
© @ /% i \ " f F g 7 £ x; ¤ s 0 p x ô Ç D h Ðî r 7 £ x; ¤ B | 9 _ > hµ 1 Ï s
9 כ ¹ . s \ ¦ 0 A # Pr` ¦ ' ô Ç Ô ¦ oÓ ü t > _ F g$ 3 Ä
» 7 £ x; ¤ l (Pr-doped fluoride fiber amplifiers; PDFFA)
> hµ 1 Ï÷ &# Q z ´6 x o é ß > \ e t ë ß z ´o F g$ 3 Ä »ü <_ Ö
6 x Ã Ì ] X 5 Å q _ ë H ] j e ¦ ] j é ß q H õ ] j
e
[7]. ¢ ¸ô Ç, Nd ' F g$ 3 Ä » 7 £ x; ¤ l (Nd-doped fiber amplifier; NDFA) _ â Ä º\ H 1300 nm © @ /% i \ " f ESA (Excited State Absorption:# l © I f ¨ Ã º)_ % ò ¾ Ó s
& " f 7 £ x; ¤ ´ òÖ ¦ s å Ôl M :ë H \ D h Ðî r 7 £ x; ¤ B | 9 _
>
hµ 1 Ïs כ ¹½ ¨ ) a .
: r ½ ¨ H s Qô Ç ë H ] j& h [ þ t` ¦ F G4 ¤ ¦ 1300 nm ©
@
/% i \ " f ¦´ òÖ ¦ _ F g 7 £ x; ¤ s 0 p x ô Ç Bi ' z ´o Ä » o
(Bi-doped silica glass; BiSG)\ @ /ô Ç z ´+ « >& h õ \ ¦
Ð ¦ô Ç . BiSG\ @ /ô Ç íl ½ ¨ H z ´o Ä »o \ ] j` ¦
s à Ô (Zeolite)\ ¦ ç H{ 9 > ì r í ß r & ] j` ¦ s à Ô_ é ß 0
A ! s q ? /_ × æ © \ Bi ß ¼ QÛ ¼' o ÷ & ¸2 ¤ ¸i ç r כ s
% 3 H X < f ¨ Ã º@ /% i _ © s 500 nmü < 700 nm\ ë ß > r F
% i [8]. þ j H, ' ½ ¨\ ¦ l í Ð # ¸$ í x 9 ] j Z O
` ¦ é ß í H or & s _ õ \ " f H Ðs t · ú § ¤~ 800 nm © @ /% i _ f ¨ Ã º ½ × ¼\ ¦ µ 1 Ï| % i ¦, 800 nm ©
@
/_ # l F g " é ¶ Ü ¼ ÐÂ Ò' ;s © s 1250 nm H& h ü @
% ò % i \ " f V , É r ½ × ¼ ; ¤ _ µ 1 Ï F g : £ ¤$ í ` ¦ t H D h Ðî r 7
£
x; ¤ B | 9 ` ¦ > hµ 1 Ï > ÷ &% 3 [9,10].
: r 7 Hë H \ " f H Y Us $ B | 9 x 9 F g$ 3 Ä » ï# QF « Ñ Ð_
>
hµ 1 Ï` ¦ 0 AK BiSG_ D ¥ ½ + Ë ¸$ í ` ¦ or v " f ] j ÷ &
H B | 9 ? /\ " f Ä »o o + þ A$ í ÷ & H ¸$ í q \ ¦ ¸ ¦, Bi ü < Al_ ¸$ í q \ ¦ 3:7 Ð { 9 & ñ > # " f Ð É r 4 > h _
Ò re ¦` ¦ ] j ô Ç + ' ì rF g < Æ& h : £ ¤$ í ` ¦ ì r$ 3 ô Ç .
II. ÷ m Ç] M ö õ m Í + s ÇÊ Ý
BiSG _ ] j ¸ ~ ½ ÓZ O É r { 9 ì ø Í Ä »o \ ¦ ] j H ~ ½ ÓZ O õ Ä »
l M :ë H \ 1800
◦C t : r ¸\ ¦ 7 £ x ¦ Ä »t r ~ ´ Ã
º e H l Ðë ß e Ü ¼ z ´+ « >z ´\ " f ¾ º½ ¨ ] j s 0
p
x . : £ ¤ y , BiSG` ¦ s À Ò H Å Ò$ í ì r s 1 l q$ í ` ¦ t m t · ú §
É
r í ß oq Û ¼Á ºà Ô (Bi
2O
3; 99.9 %), í ß o· ú À Òp ³ o u (Al
2O
3; 99.99 %) Õ ªo ¦ z ´o (SiO
2; 99.8 %) _ [ jt í ß o Ó
ü
t s H כ s © & h s l ¸ . $ , $ í ì r q \ É r Ä
»o o õ & ñ ` ¦ · ú Ðl 0 A # | ¾ Ó_ Ò re ¦` ¦ ] j
% i
H X <, y í ß oÓ ü t _ ¸$ í q (mol%)\ ¦ xBi
2O
3-yAl
2O
3- (100-x-y)SiO
2 Ð # Bi
2O
3ü < Al
2O
3_ mol%\ ¦ x < y Ð Ä
»t r v " f y y 0.1 ∼ 10.0 mol%, 2.0 ∼ 20.0 mol% Ð
or & ] j % i . r « Ñ_ ] j ¸ õ & ñ ` ¦ ç ß é ß y [ O " î
Fig. 1. The composition diagram of bismuth-doped silica glass (BiSG). Upper direction via solid line is glass state.
Table 1. The compositions of each samples.
Sample Bi
2O
3[mol %] Al
2O
3[mol %] SiO
2[mol %]
A 0.3 2.2 97.5
B 1.5 3.5 95
C 3 7 90
D 6 14 80
6 £ § õ ° ú . $ , Bi
2O
3, Al
2O
3, SiO
2_ y í ß o Ó
ü
t r « Ñ\ ¦ " é ¶ H mol% ÷ & ¸2 ¤ ô Ç + ' Ä »µ 1 Ï` ¦ 6 x
#
ì r W D ¥ ½ + Ëô Ç . # l \ " f H Ä »o o õ & ñ ` ¦ · ú Ðl 0
Aô Ç z ´+ « >s Ù ¼ Ð y r « Ñ_ | 9 | ¾ Ós 2 gs ÷ & ¸2 ¤ % i .
]
j ) a r « Ñ\ ¦ · ú À Òp ¸m \ V , # Q l Ð ? /Â Ò : r
¸ 1750
◦C \ " f 1r ç ß 1 l x î ß Ä »t r Ê ê " fÍ tr & ß ¼l
{ 9 & ñ ô Ç BiSG Z O ß ¼ Ò re ¦` ¦ ] j % i . # l " f, ] j
)
a Ò re ¦ _ Ò o¾ ú É r Ô É r ° ú Ò o` ¦ .
Fig. 1 É r Bi\ ¦ ' ô Ç z ´o Ä »o _ ¸$ í ¸\ ¦
· p . Fig. 1\ " f% ! 3 Ä »o o ¢ - a y s À Ò# Qt H r « Ñ
\
" f Bi
2O
3ü < Al
2O
3_ mol% x < y õ \ ¦ % 3 ` ¦ Ã º e
H X < y + þ A_ _ 0 AA á ¤ ] X ì ø Í\ K { © ) a . 7 £ ¤, x < y
â Ä º\ ë ß ¢ - a ô Ç Ä »o © I Ð ô Ç H כ ` ¦ · ú Ã º e
. { 9 ì ø Í& h Ü ¼ Ð SiO
280 %s â Ä º\ H z ´o > Ä
»o _ : £ ¤$ í s < H © ÷ &Ù ¼ Ð SiO
2_ mol%\ ¦ 80 % s © Ü ¼
Ð ¦, x < y Ð Ä »t ô Ç " é ¶ H Ä »o r « Ñ\ ¦ ] j
½
+ É Ã º e . Fig. 1õ ° ú s BiSG_ ì rF g < Æ& h : £ ¤$ í ` ¦ ì r
$
3 l 0 A # 4> h_ Ò re ¦` ¦ ] j % i . s M :, Bi
2O
3ü <
Al
2O
3_ mol%\ ¦ 3:7 Ð { 9 & ñ > % i ¦, l Ð ? /Â Ò : r
¸ 1750
◦C \ " f 30 r ç ß Ä »t r & ë ß [ þ t # Q Ò re ¦[ þ t _
¸$ í q \ ¦ Table 1 \ ? /% 3 .
y
Ò re ¦ _ È Òõ Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 ` ¦ 8 £ ¤& ñ l 0 A # ì rF g l
(SS-25; JASCO Corporation)\ ¦ 6 x % i ¦, Aü < C Ò r
Fig. 2. Transmittance spectra of A:0.3Bi
2O
3-2.2Al
2O
3- 97.5SiO
2, and C:3Bi
2O
3-7Al
2O
3-90SiO
2(in mol %).
There are three main absorption bands at 500 nm (a), 700 nm (b), and 800 nm (c).
e
¦ \ @ /ô Ç 8 £ ¤& ñ õ \ ¦ Fig. 2 \ ? /% 3 . Ò re ¦ \ " f _
Fresnel < Hz ´s í < Ê ) a 200 ∼ 2000 nm © @ /% i \
"
f È Òõ Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 ` ¦ 8 £ ¤& ñ ô Ç õ , ¿ º > h_ y © ô Ç f ¨ Ã º ½ × ¼
500 nmü < 700 nm \ e % 3 Ü ¼ 9 ô Ç f ¨ Ã º ½ × ¼ 800 nm \ e 6 £ §` ¦ · ú Ã º e % 3 ¦ 1000 ∼ 1200 nm © \ " f f
¨ Ã º ¢ ¸ H Rayleigh í ß ê ø Ís p [ j > è ß . t ë ß
% ò
ì r í ß © 1300 nm` ¦ í < Êô Ç s Ê ê_ © \ " f H 8 s
© _ f ¨ Ã º ½ × ¼ > r F t · ú § ¤ .
A Ò re ¦ _ â Ä º, Ò re ¦ ? /Â Ò\ © { © ô Ç ª _ / B N l · ú Ì q ts [
þ
t s # y z e # Q È Òõ Ö ¦ \ % ò ¾ Ó` ¦ z u H כ Ü ¼ Ð S X
÷ &% 3 H X <, Fig. 2 ÐÂ Ò' · ú Ã º e 1 p w s 30 % & ñ ¸
Ð ± ú > z ¤ . ¢ ¸ô Ç, ³ ð ì ø Í _ % ò ¾ ÓÜ ¼ Ð 1300 nm
© @ /% i \ " f l f ¨ Ã º \ O H כ Ü ¼ Ð Ð . r « Ñ_
© I \ ¦ S X l 0 A # X r] X z ´+ « >` ¦ ' % i H X <, A Ò re ¦ _ ? /Â Ò H q & ñ | 9 © I כ Ü ¼ Ð S X ÷ &% 3 . Õ ª
Q C Ò re ¦ _ â Ä º\ H 1100 ∼ 2000 nm © @ /% i \
"
f 80 % s © _ È Òõ Ö ¦` ¦ Ðs Ù ¼ Ð H& h ü @ % ò % i \ " f _
f ¨ Ã º _ { 9 # Q t · ú §6 £ §` ¦ · ú Ã º e % 3 . y Ò re ¦ _
+ þ AF g Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 ` ¦ 150 Watt _ Xe Ï þ á Ô\ ¦ # l F g " é ¶ Ü ¼
Ð 6 x H SS-25 ì rF g l \ ¦ 6 x # 8 £ ¤& ñ % i . Fig.
3 \ q & ñ | 9 © I A Ò re ¦` ¦ ] jü @ô Ç B, C, D Ò re ¦ _ 8 £ ¤
&
ñ õ \ ¦ ? /% 3 . 8 £ ¤& ñ ) a õ H # l F g _ © ` ¦ 800 nm Ð ¦& ñ r v ¦ 1250 nm © @ /% i \ " f ' ¿ º
© s Ðs ¸2 ¤ % i . 8 £ ¤& ñ õ y Ò re ¦ _ + þ AF g Û ¼& 7 à Ô
! 3
É r 1250 nm © H % \ " f ' ¿ ºu \ ¦ t ¦ 300 nm
&
ñ ¸_ V , É r ì ø Í; ¤ u (FWHM)` ¦ H& h ü @ ~ ½ ÓØ ¦ s { 9
# Qz ` ¦ S X ½ + É Ã º e % 3 . y Ò re ¦ \ @ /ô Ç + þ AF g Û ¼& 7 à
Ô! 3 _ ì r$ 3 õ H Table 2 \ [ jy ? /% 3 .
BiSG \ " f H& h ü @ µ 1 Ï F g s s À Ò# Qt H B j& m 7 £ § É r f
& ñ S X > µ 1 ß) t t H · ú § ¤t ë ß , : r ½ ¨ Õ ªÒ ¨ \ " f H
Bi s : r s & h ü @ µ 1 Ï F g _ H" é ¶ s 9 Al s : r õ _ © ñ 6
x Ü ¼ Ð # % 3 # Qt H õ ¦ Ò q ty ¦ e . Bi
'
) a Ä »o ü < & ñ \ @ /ô Ç s _ ½ ¨ õ \ " f H & h ü
@ ¢ ¸ H r F g % ò % i \ " f µ 1 Ï F g & ³ © ` ¦ µ 1 ϳ ð % i H X <,
H" é ¶ s ÷ & H µ 1 Ï F g _ כ ¹ è\ ¦ Bi
3+ ¦ % i [11,12]. t
ë ß Ä ºo > hµ 1 Ïô Ç D h Ðî r B | 9 \ " f H r F g % ò % i \
"
f_ µ 1 Ï F g s > r F t · ú § ¤Ü ¼ 9, Al
2O
3 < ÊÄ »÷ &t · ú §
É
r r « Ñ\ " f H µ 1 Ï F g s Ðs t · ú § ¤l M :ë H \ Ä ºo H D h
Ðî r µ 1 Ï F g _ H" é ¶` ¦ Bi
+5\ " f ¹ 1 ÔÜ ¼ 9 ¦ ¸§ 4 % i . Õ ª s
Ä » H Bi
+5Al s : r õ C 0 AÃ º 6Ü ¼ Ð ° ú l M :ë H s % 3
H X <,
27Al NMR 8 £ ¤& ñ z ´+ « >` ¦ : x K Õ ª õ \ ¦ S X % i
[13]. # l F g _ © ` ¦ 800 nm Ð # y Ò re ¦ \ K {
© H ;s © \ " f + þ AF g à º" î ` ¦ 8 £ ¤& ñ % i . Fig. 4ü <
° ú
s © : r \ " f 8 £ ¤& ñ ô Ç BiSG_ H& h ü @ µ 1 Ï F g \ @ /ô Ç y
W / B G É r 1 t à º y W/ B G _ + þ AI Ð { 9 u ¦ e .
>
í ß õ , Ò re ¦ \ ç ß _ s H e t ë ß + þ AF g à º" î
É
r 350 µs כ Ü ¼ Ð z ¤ .
+ þ
AF g à º" î õ 8Ô ¦ # Q Y Us $ µ 1 Ï : £ ¤$ í ` ¦ ì r$ 3 , ¨ î
H X < × æ כ ¹ô Ç Ã º_ Ä » ¸~ ½ ÓØ ¦ é ß & h ` ¦ > í ß % i
. { 9 ì ø Í& h Ü ¼ Ð, Ä » ¸~ ½ ÓØ ¦ é ß & h s ß ¼ B | 9 ? /\ " f Ä »
¸~ ½ ÓØ ¦ s { 9 # Q l / '0 > Y Us $ \ -t \ ¦ % 3 l / '0 >
t
t ë ß , -Á º ß ¼ B | 9 × æ \ \ -t \ ¦ » ¡ ¤& h H כ s # Q
90 >t > ) a . Õ ª QÙ ¼ Ð Y Us $ B | 9 ` ¦ > hµ 1 Ï < Ê\ e # Q
"
f ' B | 9 _ $ í ì r` ¦ ¸] X # & h ] X ô Ç Ä » ¸~ ½ ÓØ ¦ é ß
&
h
` ¦ % 3 H כ s × æ כ ¹ . s ° ú כ É r ~ ½ ÓØ ¦ Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 _ ' Í
P : H \ " f_ F¨ uchtbauer-Ladenburg ~ ½ Ó& ñ d Ü ¼ Ð Â
Ò' > í ß ½ + É Ã º e H X <, # l \ " f BiSG_ µ 1 Ï F g Û ¼& 7 à Ô
! 3
+ þ A © ` ¦ Ä ºÛ ¼ + þ AI _ ~ ½ ÓØ ¦ ½ × ¼ Ð ¦ 9 d (1)õ
° ú
s j þ t à º e [14].
σ
em= λ
48πn
2c · ∆λ
1
τ
radg(λ) (1)
#
l \ " f λ H ;s © , g(λ) H ½ © o ) a ~ ½ ÓØ ¦ + þ A
© < ÊÃ º, n É r ;s © \ e # Q" f_ B | 9 \ @ /ô Ç Ï ã J] X Ò ¦, c H F g5 Å q ¸, ∆λ H µ 1 Ï F g Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 _ ì ø Í; ¤ u (FWHM)s 9, τ
rad H + þ AF g à º" î ` ¦ y y · p . Fig. 3\ " f Ð כ õ
° ú s © s 800 nm # l F g Ü ¼ ÐÂ Ò' 8 £ ¤& ñ ) a BiSG
\
@ /ô Ç + þ AF g Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 É r Ä ºÛ ¼ + þ AI \ ¸ ú ´ ú H . > í ß
õ , Ò re ¦ B _ Ä » ¸~ ½ ÓØ ¦ é ß & h É r 1.27 × 10
−20cm
2s
%
3 ¦, Ò re ¦ C ü < D H 1.19 × 10
−20cm
2, 1.17 × 10
−20cm
2
Ð y y > í ß ÷ &% 3 . Table 2\ y y _ Ò re ¦ \ @ /ô Ç µ 1 Ï F
g x 9 ì rF g < Æ& h : £ ¤$ í ` ¦ & ñ o % i .
#
l \ " f Ä » ¸~ ½ ÓØ ¦ é ß & h õ + þ AF g à º" î _ Y L σ
emτ
rad H F
g 7 £ x; ¤ õ Y Us $ B | 9 _ : £ ¤$ í ` ¦ ? / H × æ כ ¹ô Ç
Table 2. Properties of Gaussian peaks B, C and D in fluorescence spectra shown in Fig. 3.
Properties B C D
λ (nm) 1230 1235 1249
∆λ (FWHM) (nm) 321 306 284
n 1.5161 1.5160 1.5159
τ
rad(µs) 344 346 352
σ
em(cm
2) 1.27 × 10
−201.19 × 10
−201.17 × 10
−20σ
emτ
rad(cm
2s) 4.37 × 10
−244.12 × 10
−244.11 × 10
−24Fig. 3. Fluorescence spectra of B:1.5Bi
2O
3-3.5Al
2O
3- 95SiO
2, C:3Bi
2O
3-7Al
2O
3-90SiO
2, and D:6Bi
2O
3- 14Al
2O
3-80SiO
2(in mol %) when excited at 800 nm.
Ã
º Ð s 6 x ÷ & H X <, Y Us $ B | 9 _ 7 £ x; ¤ s 1 p q \ H q Y V
¦ Y Us $ µ 1 Ï _ ë H) 3 u \ H ì ø Íq Y Vô Ç . Table 1\
"
f Ð כ õ ° ú s H& h ü @ % ò % i \ " f µ 1 Ï F g H BiSG
H σ
emτ
rad≥ 4.11 × 10
−24cm
2s s Ù ¼ Ð, 1.4 × 10
−24cm
2s Ti
3+:sapphire [15] ü < Cr ' foresterite (2.85 × 10
−24cm
2s ) [5, 8] Õ ªo ¦ Ni ' Ä »o [ j b [6, 16]
(3.7 × 10
−24cm
2s ) Ð ¸ ß ¼ H כ ` ¦ · ú Ã º e . Õ ª
QÙ ¼ Ð BiSG H 7 £ x; ¤ s 1 p q s Ä ºÃ º # Y Us $ B | 9 Ð 6
x| ¨ c à º e ` ¦ ÷ r ë ß m F g @ /% i : x ` ¦ l ì ø ÍÜ ¼ Ð H F
g$ 3 Ä » ï# QB | 9 \ _ & h 6 x s 0 p x [10,17,18].
III. ºÂ ] Ø õ m Í + s Ç Â ] Ø
BiSG H F g < Æ& h Ü ¼ Ð : £ ¤$ í s Ä ºÃ ºô Ç D h Ðî r F g 7 £ x; ¤ B
| 9
s 9, B ÐÀ Ó " é ¶ è\ ¦ ' H l > r _ F g$ 3 Ä » 7 £ x; ¤ l _
B | 9 õ H ) É r D h Ðî r + þ AI _ ] j : £ ¤$ í ` ¦ t
¦ e . : £ ¤ y , z ´o \ ¦ l : r B | 9 Ð 6 x # : x © _
Ä »o ] j õ & ñ õ 1 l x{ 9 > ] j ½ + É Ã º e Ü ¼Ù ¼ Ð $
Ü ¼ Ð ¸ 7 £ x; ¤ : £ ¤$ í s Ä ºÃ ºô Ç F g$ 3 Ä » 7 £ x; ¤ l Ð_ > hµ 1 Ï
Fig. 4. Decay curves of near-infrared emission at 1250 nm from bismuth-doped silica glass under 800 nm excitation at room temperature.
s
0 p x 9, ¦\ -t Y Us $ 6 £ x6 x ì r \ ¸ ´ ú § É r l #
\
¦ ½ + É Ã º e ` ¦ כ Ü ¼ Ð Ò q ty ) a . Y Us $ 6 £ x6 x ì r \ e
#
Q" f H + þ AF g à º" î s © { © y U ´> Ù ¼ Ð ¦Ø ¦§ 4 Y U s
$ Ð_ > hµ 1 Ïs 0 p x ½ + É כ s . Õ ªo ¦ V , É r r F g % ò
%
i _ f ¨ Ã º µ 1 ÏÒ q t Ù ¼ Ð e ¦ A r Ï þ á Ô ì ø Í ¸^ Y Us $ _
#
l B | 9 Ð_ > hµ 1 Ïõ V , É r + þ AF g Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 s + þ A$ í ÷ &# Q Ti:sapphire ü < ° ú É r F G íé ß ` O Û ¼_ 6 £ x6 x \ ¸ & h 6 x s 0
p
x ½ + É כ s .
BiSG\ ¦ ï# Q B | 9 Ð 6 x # 5 Å x =/ B G s & h É r 1300 nm © @ /% i \ " f è+ þ A, % i Ð z ´6 x& h F g$ 3 Ä » 7 £ x; ¤ l
\ ¦ ½ ¨$ í H כ s 0 p x . ' Í P : s Ä » H z ´o \ ¦ l
: r B | 9 Ð 6 x ô Ç H & h X <, s כ É r F g: x r Û ¼% 7
\
" f 6 x ÷ & ¦ e H l > r _ z ´o F g$ 3 Ä »ü < ~ 1 > Ö 6 x Ã Ì ] X
5 Å q s 0 p x # ] X 5 Å q < Hz ´` ¦ × ¦{ 9 Ã º e 6 £ §` ¦ _ p ô Ç .
¿
º P : H ;s © @ /% i s 1250 nm H כ õ ì ø Í; ¤ u
300 nm\ s Ø Ô H ½ × ¼; ¤` ¦ t ¦ e # Q" f EDFA Ð
¸ 6C V , H © & h s e H כ s . Õ ª QÙ ¼ Ð BiSG
H z ´o F g$ 3 Ä »_ % ò ì r í ß © @ /% i 1300 nm\ " f WDM l Õ ü t` ¦ 6 x l \ & h { © ô Ç 7 £ x; ¤ B | 9 s H כ s
. [ j P : H 800 nm © @ /% i \ " f V , o © 6 x o ÷ &# Q
e
H Y Us $ s ¸× ¼ (LD)\ ¦ # l F g " é ¶ Ü ¼ Ð 6 x ½ + É Ã º e
H & h s . W 1 P : H ª ´ òÖ ¦ s 60 ∼ 70 %\ s Ø
Ôl M :ë H \ BiSG\ ¦ s 6 x # F g$ 3 Ä » 7 £ x; ¤ l \ ¦ ] j ô Ç
ë ß F g$ 3 Ä » 7 £ x; ¤ l Ð ´ òõ & h õ \ ¦ % 3 ` ¦ Ã º e
H כ ` ¦ _ p ô Ç [19].
: r 7 Hë H \ " f H H& h ü @ \ " f µ 1 Ï F g H D h Ðî r 7 £ x; ¤ B
| 9
BiSG_ ì rF g < Æ& h : £ ¤$ í ` ¦ ì r$ 3 % i . BiSG ¢ - a ô
Ç z ´o > _ Ä »o Ð ] j ¸÷ &l 0 Aô Ç ¸$ í q (mol%)_
¸| s Bi
2O
3< Al
2O
3 כ õ SiO
2 H 80 mol% s © s
# Q ô Ç H כ ` ¦ µ 1 ß+ À I . Bi
2O
3ü < Al
2O
3_ ¸$ í q \ ¦ 3:7 Ð # ] j ô Ç 4> h_ Ò re ¦` ¦ : x K " f Bi
2O
3_ mol%
7
£
x ½ + Éà º2 ¤ + þ AF g Û ¼& 7 à Ô! 3 _ ' ¿ º © s % ò ì r í ß © 1300 nm A á ¤ Ü ¼ Ð s 1 l x ÷ & ¦ + þ AF g à º" î É r 7 £ x t ë ß + þ AF g Û
¼& 7 à Ô! 3 _ ì ø Í; ¤ u × ¦ # Q[ þ t ¦ Ä » ¸~ ½ ÓØ ¦ é ß & h s t
H כ ` ¦ S X % i . ½ ¨ õ \ ¦ : x K " f BiSG H B
ÐÀ Ó " é ¶ è\ ¦ ' ô Ç H& h ü @ % ò % i \ " f_ Y Us $ B | 9
\
@ /6 £ x ÷ & H \ P & h : £ ¤$ í s Ä ºÃ ºô Ç z ´o > _ D h Ðî r 7 £ x
;
¤ B | 9 Ð" f V , É r © @ /% i \ " f 6 £ x6 x s 0 p x H כ
`
¦ · ú Ã º e Ü ¼ 9, Y Us $ B | 9 ÷ r ë ß m F g$ 3 Ä » 7 £ x; ¤ l
_ ï# QB | 9 Ð 6 x # { 9 ì ø Í F g$ 3 Ä »_ % ò ì r í ß ©
1300 nm @ /% i \ " f 7 £ x; ¤ l Ð_ > hµ 1 Ïs 0 p x H כ
`
¦ [ O " î % i .
P
c p 8 ý ò k >
: r 7 Hë H` ¦ 0 AK " f z ´+ « > x 9 © q \ ¦ q 2 © # ¸ ` ¦ z
t · ú § ¤~ { 9 : r ¸ @ / < Æ, Y Us $ \ -t < Æ ½ ¨ G ' p '
_ Yasushi Fujimotoü < Masahiro Nakatsuka\ > y _
6 £ §` ¦ ½ + Ëm .
Y
c p w à U Ø ô
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Spectroscopic Analysis of Bi-doped Silica Glass for Near-infrared Emission
Young-Seok Seo
∗Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon 305-353 (Received 27 March 2007)
A bismuth-doped silica glass (BiSG) with broadband near-infrared emission was investigated as a new amplifying medium by using spectroscopic analysis. The emission intensity depended on the composition ratio of Bi
2O
3to Al
2O
3. Moreover, the condition Bi
2O
3< Al
2O
3should be satisfied for BiSG to be fabricated into a complete silicate glass. A sample produced with a composition ratio of Bi
2O
3to Al
2O
3of 3:7 was tested. The results show that increasing the Bi
2O
3content moved the fluorescence peak closer to the zero dispersion wavelength of 1300 nm, thereby lengthening the fluorescence lifetime while decreasing the fluorescence full width at half maximum (FWHM) and the emission cross section. This new gain medium is expected to be useful for applications in high-energy-density and high-average-power lasers. In addition, it is a promising candidate for use as the core-fiber material of an optical amplifier at the natural zero-dispersion wavelength of a silica fiber.
PACS numbers: 42.60.Da, 42.70.Ce. 42.70.Hj Keywords: Amplifiers, Glasses, Laser materials
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