Sol-gel synthesis of rare-earth-doped lanthanum halides for highly efficient 1.3-microm optical amplification

Optics Letters
J BallatoE Snitzer

Abstract

Praseodymium- and dysprosium-doped lanthanum halide powders have been synthesized by a sol-gel-reactive-atmosphere approach. Emission at 1.3 microm from a sol-gel-derived material was observed for the first time to our knowledge. Measured lifetimes corresponded to radiative quantum efficiencies of approximately 8% for Pr(3+):LaF(3), 72% for Pr(3+):LaCl(3), and 78% for Dy(3+):LaCl(3) . The spectroscopic properties of these hosts are shown to be comparable with those of melt-grown single-crystal analogs, verifying the ability of inexpensive and low-temperature solution-based methodologies to produce low-phonon-energy materials.

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Nov 15, 1991·Optics Letters·Y OhishiG H Sigel

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