Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 49, Issue 12, 20201067(2020)

Growth, structure, and spectroscopic properties of Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO single crystal (Invited)

Yi He1, Renqin Dou2, Haotian Zhang1, Wenpeng Liu2, Qingli Zhang2, Yingying Chen1, Yuxi Gao1, and Jianqiao Luo2
Author Affiliations
  • 1The Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Materials, Anhui Province, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, PR China
  • 2The Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Materials, Anhui Province, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, PR China
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    (a) Photograph of the as-grown Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO crystal; (b) , , and -oriented wafers of Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO crystal
    XRD patterns of Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO single crystal
    Rietveld refinement results from the XRD data of Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO crystal
    X-ray rocking curves of Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO crystal
    (a) Polarized absorption spectra of Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO; (b) Comparization of Polarized absorption spectra of Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO and Yb,Ho:GYTO in 850-1100 nm (a, b, c →Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO; a’, b’, c’ →Yb,Ho:GYTO)
    2.9 μm emission spectrum of Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO crystal
    Fluorescence decay curves. (a) 1204 nm (5I6→5I8); (b) 2068 nm(5I7→5I8)
    Schematic of energy transfer processes among Yb3+, Ho3+, and Pr3+ ions
    • Table 1. Structural parameters obtained by Rietveld refinement

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      Table 1. Structural parameters obtained by Rietveld refinement

      AtomXYZWyckoff siteUiso
      Cell parameters: a=5.381 Å, b=11.023 Å, c=5.076 Å, β=95.59°; Cell volume: V=299.68 Å3; Space group: Monoclinic, I2/a (No.15); Density: ρ=8.630 g/cm3; Reliability factors(R-factor): Rp=9.72%, Rwp=7.21%
      Gd0.250.6210000.04a0.025
      Y0.250.6210000.04a0.025
      Yb0.250.6210000.04a0.025
      Ho0.250.6210000.04a0.025
      Pr0.250.6210000.04a0.025
      Ta0.250.1450000.04a0.025
      O10.0940000.4600000.2540008c0.025
      O2−0.007000.7170000.2930008c0.025
    • Table 2. Effective segregation coefficients (keff) of Yb, Ho, Pr, and Y in Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO crystal

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      Table 2. Effective segregation coefficients (keff) of Yb, Ho, Pr, and Y in Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO crystal

      ElementStarting material (at %)Crystal (at %)keff (Cs/C0)
      Yb0.050.03120.624
      Ho0.010.01221.220
      Pr0.0020.00271.350
      Y0.20.19530.977
    • Table 3. Comparison of the emission cross section for 2.9 μm in the different Ho3+ doped crystals

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      Table 3. Comparison of the emission cross section for 2.9 μm in the different Ho3+ doped crystals

      CrystalsEmission cross section (10−20 cm2)
      Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO (this work)14.4
      Ho:GYTO[25]12.6
      Yb,Ho:GYTO[27]18.9
      Ho:LaF3[29]0.63
      Ho:LuLF[30]1.7
      Ho:PbF2[31]1.44
    • Table 4. Comparison of the lifetimes of 5I7 and 5I6 in different crystals

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      Table 4. Comparison of the lifetimes of 5I7 and 5I6 in different crystals

      CrystalHo (5I7)/ms Ho (5I6)/ μs
      Yb,Ho:YSGG[[32]]10.2585
      Tm,Ho:YAG[[33]]11.440
      Yb,Ho,Pr:YAP[[24]]1.258341
      Ho:GYTO[[25]]8.081311
      Tm,Ho:GYTO[[26]]4.09131
      Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO (this work)0.939376
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    Yi He, Renqin Dou, Haotian Zhang, Wenpeng Liu, Qingli Zhang, Yingying Chen, Yuxi Gao, Jianqiao Luo. Growth, structure, and spectroscopic properties of Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO single crystal (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(12): 20201067

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    Category: Laser Material & Optoelectronic Devices

    Received: Oct. 20, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 14, 2021

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20201067

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