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On 2.7 νm Emission from Er-doped Large Bandgap Hosts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

H. Vrielinck
Affiliation:
Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, University of Amsterdam, Valckenierstraat 65, NL-1018XE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Solid State Sciences, Ghent University Krijgslaan 281-S1, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
I. Izeddin
Affiliation:
Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, University of Amsterdam, Valckenierstraat 65, NL-1018XE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
V.Y. Ivanov
Affiliation:
Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, University of Amsterdam, Valckenierstraat 65, NL-1018XE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lotnikow 32-46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland
T. Gregorkiewicz
Affiliation:
Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, University of Amsterdam, Valckenierstraat 65, NL-1018XE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
F. Callens
Affiliation:
Department of Solid State Sciences, Ghent University Krijgslaan 281-S1, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
D. S. Lee
Affiliation:
Nanoelectronics Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0030, United States
A. J. Steckl
Affiliation:
Nanoelectronics Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0030, United States
N. M. Khaidukov
Affiliation:
Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii Prospect, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation.
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Abstract

The potential of Er-doped Cs2NaYF6 and GaN for mid-infrared emission at λ≈ 2.7 ν is investigated using time-resolved optical spectroscopy. This emission results from electronic transitions between the second (4I11/2) and first (4I13/2) excited states of the Er3+ ion. By recording the photoluminescence transients for the 4I11/24I15/2 and 4I13/24I15/2 transitions after pulsed excitation, we determine the lifetime of the 4I11/2 level and demonstrate that the 4I13/2 state is populated from this level. Our results indicate that both host lattices should enable 2.7 νm emission, which is temperature-stable but subject to concentration quenching.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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