Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 34, Issue 6, 573(2019)

Research Progress of Rare-earth Doped Laser Crystals in Visible Region

Na LI1... Bin LIU1, Jiao-Jiao SHI1, Yan-Yan XUE1, Heng-Yu ZHAO1, Zhang-Li SHI1, Wen-Tao HOU1, Xiao-Dong XU2,* and Jun Xu1,* |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Advanced Microstructure Materials Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • 2School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
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    Figures & Tables(22)
    Energy levels of visible rare-earth ions in YLF crystal
    Polarized absorption spectra of Pr : YAP crystal[18]
    Polarized fluorescence spectra of Pr : YAP crystal[23]
    Energy level diagram of Pr : SRA crystal[32]
    Phonon energy distribution of some crystals
    Non-radiative decay rate vs phonon energy of some Pr3+ doped crystals
    4f-5d band gap vs 3P2 energy level of some Pr3+ doped crystals
    Upper state level lifetime vs phonon energy of some Pr3+ doped crystals
    Polarized absorption spectra of Dy : YAP crystal[60]
    Polarized fluorescence spectra of Dy : YAP crystal[60]
    Polarized absorption spectra of Tb : YAP crystal[74]
    Polarized fluorescence spectra of Tb : YAP crystal[74]
    Polarized absorption spectra of Sm : YAP crystal[83]
    Polarized fluorescence spectra of Sm : YAP crystal[83]
    Output power vs laser wavelength of Pr3+, Dy3+, Tb3+, Sm3+, Ho3+, Er3+, Eu3+ doped some common crystals
    • Table 1. Lasing wavelength λem, emission cross-section σem and σemτ for the 3P03H6 transition of Pr3+ doped YAP and other crystals

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      Table 1. Lasing wavelength λem, emission cross-section σem and σemτ for the 3P03H6 transition of Pr3+ doped YAP and other crystals

      TransitionsParametersLLFYLFGLFLaF3BYFLMAASLYAPSRA
      Absorption
      3H43P2labs/nmσabs /(×10-20, cm2)FWHMabs /nm44410.31.704449.01.804447.81.94421.654453.7-4441.27.14441.3-4495.645.64451.149.59
      Emission
      3P13H5lem/nmσem /(×10-20, cm2)FWHMem /nmσemτf /(×10-20, cm2·μs)5223~2113.75223~2107.152231130.85370.7~335.75220.4~417.95300.2548.65422-765338.81.9168.65251.359.841.5
      3P03H6lem/nmσem /(×10-20, cm2)FWHMem /nmσemτf /(×10-20, cm2·μs)60712~3454.860714~3499.860713-566.86102.9~6.9147.960724.71.21062.16253.711127.76202.9-110.262125.011.56479.26223.526.53108.3
      3P03F2lem/nmσem /(×10-20, cm2)FWHMem /nmσemτf /(×10-20, cm2·μs)64021~0.7795.964022~0.7785.464023-10036351.2~161.263912.10.6520.36472.36.679.46438.5-3236624.711.2890.264410.375.07319.0
      3P03F4lem/nmσem /(×10-20, cm2)FWHMem /nmσemτf /(×10-20, cm2·μs)7207~1265.37209~1321.372016-697.67206.6~3336.67217.31.3309.67283.38.5113.972511-41874710.371.54198.77255.754.35176.9
      τf/μs37.9035.7043.6514334.53819.1630.76
      Ref.[23][23][23][24][25-26][27][28]This work
    • Table 2. Visible laser output of Pr3+ doped crystals

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      Table 2. Visible laser output of Pr3+ doped crystals

      Hostsλem/nmPolarizationsLaser transitionsηslope/%Pout/mWPthr/mWPump sourceYear
      YLF491σ3PJ3H46702852w-OPSL2014[44]
      523π3PJ3H545~4200>5002×2w-OPSL2016[17]
      546π3PJ3H56020001202w-OPSL2014[45]
      605σ3PJ3H6252100~1500Blue-LD2017[46]2017[46]
      640σ3PJ3F2504800~500Blue-LD
      698σ3PJ3F336130078InGaN-LD2016[47]
      721π3PJ3F4531000162w-OPSL2014[47]
      LLF523E//c3P03H55652.7102-OPSL2007[48]
      607E//c3P03H63134.5262-OPSL2007[48]
      640E//c3P03F25652.7392-OPSL2007[48]
      722E//c3P03F44650312-OPSL2007[48]
      BYF495E//X3PJ3H4272011632w-OPSL2014[44]
      607E//Y3PJ3H612.699264Blue-LD2014[49]
      639E//Y3PJ3F26.460146Blue-LD2014[49]
      KYF554-3PJ3H527121166InGaN-LD2013[50]
      610-3PJ3H61897162InGaN-LD2013[50]
      645-3PJ3F23826830InGaN-LD2013[50]
      YGF523E//a3PJ3H51163148InGaN-LD2015[21]
      538E//b3PJ3H524140135InGaN-LD2015[21]
      604E//a3PJ3H61310572InGaN-LD2015[21]
      638E//a3PJ3F216128188InGaN-LD2015[21]
      700E//a3PJ3F4187847InGaN-LD2015[21]
      724E//b3PJ3F42011748InGaN-LD2015[21]
      CaF2642-3PJ3F27.522305InGaN-LD2017[51]
      LaF3537π3PJ3H51615159InGaN-LD2012[24]
      612π3PJ3H6152098InGaN-LD2012[24]
      635c3PJ3F2162395InGaN-LD2012[24]
      720π3PJ3F4378010InGaN-LD2012[24]
      ASL620π3PJ3H61150~5102w-OPSL2018[52]2018[52]2018[52]
      643π3PJ3F227160~2002w-OPSL
      725π3PJ3F437318~2802w-OPSL
      LMA620σ3PJ3H622.9~1002w-OPSL2012[27]
      648σ3PJ3F2410.1~902w-OPSL2012[27]
      729σ3PJ3F41263.7~252w-OPSL2012[27]
      YAP547E//c3PJ3H56.137320InGaN-LD2013[53]
      662E//c3PJ3F2927.4680GaN-LD2011[54]
      747E//b3PJ3F4454903002×InGaN-LD2014[55]
      SRA525-3PJ3H5-36~10002w-OPSL2013[56]
      623σ3PJ3H611114~2004×InGaN-LD2014[15]
      644-3PJ3F2371065~5002w-OPSL2013[56]
      724σ3PJ3F45056415.54×InGaN-LD2014[15]
    • Table 3. Spectroscopic parameters of Dy3+ doped YAP and other crystals

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      Table 3. Spectroscopic parameters of Dy3+ doped YAP and other crystals

      Hostsσabs/(×10-21, cm2)β/%σem/(×10-20, cm2)τf/μsRef.
      YAG1.650.961.50376[64]
      YAl(BO3)4-65.901.90520[65]
      LiLuF4-65.401.02582[66]
      Lu2SiO4-61.00.74509[67]
      KY3F10-59.80.83440[66]
      Li2Gd4(MoO4)7σ: 2.5π: 4.4σ:72.0π: 71.9σ: 1.45π: 1.34139[68]
      YAPa:0.743b:0.690c:0.870a:88.5b:88.7c:87.8a:0.298b:0.450c:0.452185This work
    • Table 4. Laser output of Dy3+ doped some common laser crystal

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      Table 4. Laser output of Dy3+ doped some common laser crystal

      Crystalsλem/nmPolarizationsLaser transitionsηslope/%Pout/mWPthr/mWTypeYear
      Dy,Tb : LLF574σ4F9/26H13/21355320CW2014[72]
      Dy,Eu : YLF574σ4F9/26H13/21047244CW2016[17]2016[17]2016[17]
      Dy : LLF578σ4F9/26H13/2417188Self-pulsed
      661π4F9/26H11/224143Self-pulsed
      Dy : YAG583-4F9/26H13/212150-Self-pulsed2012[64]
      Dy : ZnWO4575E//b4F9/26H13/213110550CW2017[71]
    • Table 5. Spectroscopic parameters of Tb3+ doped YAP and other crystals

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      Table 5. Spectroscopic parameters of Tb3+ doped YAP and other crystals

      Hostlabs/nmσabs/(×10-22, cm2)lem/nmσem/(×10-22, cm2)τf/msRef.
      LLF488.83.0585~114.8[76]
      TPP4851.35871.03.4[75]
      TLP4872.25881.03.7[75]
      TAB4833.65921.00.8[75]
      PZABP--5820.70.42[77]
      LBTAF--5850.581.27[78]
      YAPE//a4863.35901.721.72This work
      E//b4845.25912.73
      E//c4844.15882.65
    • Table 6. Laser output of Tb3+ doped some common laser crystal

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      Table 6. Laser output of Tb3+ doped some common laser crystal

      Crystalsλem/nmPolarizationsLaser transitionsηslope/%Pout/mWPthr/mWPump sourceYear
      Tb : YLF542σ5D47F55515882w-OPSL2016[81]
      587π5D47F42271322w-OPSL
      Tb : LLF542σ5D47F5521130322w-OPSL
      587π5D47F414821072w-OPSL
      Tb : KYF545σ5D47F534793252w-OPSL
      584π5D47F4518382w-OPSL
      Tb : BLuF546σ5D47F546270182w-OPSL
      Tb : CaF2541-5D47F548103~342w-OPSL2017[82]
    • Table 7. Spectroscopic parameters of Sm3+ doped YAP and other crystals

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      Table 7. Spectroscopic parameters of Sm3+ doped YAP and other crystals

      Samplelabs/nmσabs/(×10-20, cm2)FWHMabs /nmlem/nmσem/(×10-21, cm2)FWHMem/nmτf/msRef.
      Sm : SrAl12O19400(σ)8.5(σ)-593(σ)1.2(σ)-3.4[88]
      Sm : LiLuF4401(σ)1.04(σ)2.3(σ)606(π)1.3(π)7.5(σ)4.8[87-88]
      401(π)1.51(π)3.1(π)9.5(π)
      Sm : LiYF4401(σ)0.72(σ)3(σ)597(σ)0.679(σ)7.5(σ)4.8[86]
      401(π)1.37(π)2(π)605(π)1.039(π)9.5(π)
      Sm : YAP409(E//a)0.25(E//a)8.4(E//a)604(E//a)0.47(E//a)6.29(E//a)0.59This work
      409(E//b)0.67(E//b)10.2(E//b)604(E//b)1.01(E//b)6.32(E//b)
      409(E//c)0.86(E//c)9.4(E//c)610(E//c)0.96(E//c)3.26(E//c)
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    Na LI, Bin LIU, Jiao-Jiao SHI, Yan-Yan XUE, Heng-Yu ZHAO, Zhang-Li SHI, Wen-Tao HOU, Xiao-Dong XU, Jun Xu. Research Progress of Rare-earth Doped Laser Crystals in Visible Region[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2019, 34(6): 573

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    Category: REVIEW

    Received: Sep. 3, 2018

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 24, 2021

    The Author Email: XU Xiao-Dong (xdxu79@jsnu.edu.cn), Xu Jun (xujun@mail.shcnc.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20180403

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