Ag NPs induced near-infrared emission enhancement of Er³⁺/Tm³⁺ codoped tellurite glass

Abstract

Ag nanoparticles (NPs) were introduced into Er³⁺/Tm³⁺ codoped tellurite glasses prepared using melt-quenching and heat-treated techniques. The glass samples were characterized by the differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and photoluminescence to reveal the Ag NPs induced broadband near-infrared band emission enhancement of Er³⁺/Tm³⁺ ions. The studied glasses possessed good thermal stability with ΔT larger than 137 °C. For glass sample heat-treated at 360 °C for 6 h, the nucleated Ag NPs in near-spherical shape with an average diameter about 6.5 nm dispersed in the glass matrix. Under the excitation of 808 nm laser diode (LD), the broadband near-infrared fluorescence emission extending from 1 350 nm to 1 620 nm, owing to the combined contributions from the ³H₄→³F₄ transition of Tm³⁺ at 1.47 μm band and the ⁴I_13/2→⁴I_15/2 transition of Er³⁺ at 1.53 μm band, improved significantly with the introduction of Ag NPs, which is mainly attributed to the increased local electric field. The present results indicate that Er³⁺/Tm³⁺/Ag NPs codoped tellurite glass with good thermal stability is a promising glass material for broadband fiber amplifiers of WDM transmission systems.

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