Cooperative luminescence and absorption in ytterbium doped aluminosilicate glass optical fibres and preforms

Tom G. Ryan, Stuart D. Jackson*

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Abstract

The cooperative luminescence and absorption properties of Yb3+ doped aluminosilicate glass optical fibres and preforms are investigated in detail. In accordance with previous investigations, both the visible cooperative luminescence and the infrared luminescence decay measurements have been resolved into a single exponential decay component. We show that for a glass with similar Yb3+ dopant concentration but more Al3+, the glass emits less visible luminescence. Absorption loss measurements completed on fibre samples revealed a broad absorption in the 350-500 nm range, which we propose is due to a combination of Yb2+ absorption and cooperative absorption from Yb3+ ion pairs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)159-161
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Communications
Volume273
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cooperative absorption
  • Cooperative luminescence
  • Yb absorption
  • Yb doped aluminosilicate

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