Concentration dependence of the fluorescence decay profile in transition metal doped chalcogenide glass

M. Hughes; D. W. Hewak; R. J. Curry

doi:10.1117/12.699134

20 February 2007 Concentration dependence of the fluorescence decay profile in transition metal doped chalcogenide glass

M. Hughes, D. W. Hewak, R. J. Curry

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Proceedings Volume 6469, Optical Components and Materials IV; 64690D (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.699134
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2007, 2007, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper we present the fluorescence decay profiles of vanadium and titanium doped gallium lanthanum sulphide (GLS) glass at various doping concentrations between 0.01 and 1% (molar). We demonstrate that below a critical doping concentration the fluorescence decay profile can be fitted with the stretched exponential function: exp[-(t/&tgr;)^&bgr;], where &tgr; is the fluorescence lifetime and &bgr; is the stretch factor. At low concentrations the lifetime for vanadium and titanium doped GLS was 30 &mgr;s and 67 &mgr;s respectively. We validate the use of the stretched exponential model and discuss the possible microscopic phenomenon it arises from. We also demonstrate that above a critical doping concentration of around 0.1% (molar) the fluorescence decay profile can be fitted with the double exponential function: a*exp-(t/&tgr;₁)+ b*exp-(t/&tgr;₂), where &tgr;₁ and &tgr;₂ are characteristic fast and slow components of the fluorescence decay profile, for vanadium the fast and slow components are 5 &mgr;s and 30 &mgr;s respectively and for titanium they are 15 &mgr;s and 67 &mgr;s respectively. We also show that the fluorescence lifetime of vanadium and titanium at low concentrations in the oxide rich host gallium lanthanum oxy-sulphide (GLSO) is 43 &mgr;s and 97 &mgr;s respectively, which is longer than that in GLS. From this we deduce that vanadium and titanium fluorescing ions preferentially substitute into high efficiency oxide sites until at a critical concentration they become saturated and low efficiency sulphide sites start to be filled.

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M. Hughes, D. W. Hewak, and R. J. Curry "Concentration dependence of the fluorescence decay profile in transition metal doped chalcogenide glass", Proc. SPIE 6469, Optical Components and Materials IV, 64690D (20 February 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.699134

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