Blue, green and red fluorescence and energy transfer of Eu3+ in fluoride glasses

M. Dejneka, E. Snitzer, R. E. Riman

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Abstract

Solid state blue and green light sources are desirable for high density optical storage, color displays, optoelectronics, and medical diagnostics. In addition to the well-known red emission of Eu3+, strong green, blue, and ultraviolet emissions have been observed in Eu3+ doped ZBLA (57ZrF4·36BaF2·4LaF3·3AlF3) and PIGLZ (43PbF2·17InF3·17GaF3·4LaF3·19ZnF2) fluoride glasses. The intense concentration dependence of these emissions was examined with fluorescence and excitation spectroscopy and found to be caused by nonradiative dipole-quadrupole and dipole-dipole energy transfer between excited and ground state Eu3+ ions. Judd-Ofelt analysis, transfer efficiency, and phonon side band measurements were used to model the fluorescence, energy transfer, and gain cross section for Eu3+ in a ZBLA host.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)227-245
Number of pages19
JournalJournal of Luminescence
Volume65
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1995

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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