Chandrappan, J, Murray, M, Kakkar, T et al. (6 more authors) (2015) Target dependent femtosecond laser plasma implantation dynamics in enabling silica for high density erbium doping. Scientific Reports, 5. 14037. ISSN 2045-2322
Abstract
Chemical dissimilarity of tellurium oxide with silica glass increases phase separation and crystallization tendency when mixed and melted for making a glass. We report a novel technique for incorporating an Er(3+)-doped tellurite glass composition into silica substrates through a femtosecond (fs) laser generated plasma assisted process. The engineered material consequently exhibits the spectroscopic properties of Er(3+)-ions, which are unachievable in pure silica and implies this as an ideal material for integrated photonics platforms. Formation of a well-defined metastable and homogeneous glass structure with Er(3+)-ions in a silica network, modified with tellurite has been characterized using high-resolution cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The chemical and structural analyses using HRTEM, Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) and laser excitation techniques, confirm that such fs-laser plasma implanted glasses may be engineered for significantly higher concentration of Er(3+)-ions without clustering, validated by the record high lifetime-density product 0.96 × 10(19) s.cm(-3). Characterization of planar optical layers and photoluminescence emission spectra were undertaken to determine their thickness, refractive indices and photoluminescence properties, as a function of Er(3+) concentration via different target glasses. The increased Er(3+) content in the target glass enhance the refractive index and photoluminescence intensity of the modified silica layer whilst the lifetime and thickness decrease.
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) > Institute for Materials Research (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC EP/K503836/1 EPSRC EP/M015165/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2015 13:16 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2016 05:14 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep14037 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/srep14037 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:90182 |