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Chin. Phys. B, 2012, Vol. 21(4): 047801    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/21/4/047801
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Spectroscopic characterization of Yb:Sc2O3 transparent ceramics

Lu Shen-Zhou(陆神洲) and Yang Qiu-Hong(杨秋红)
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China
Abstract  Yb:Sc2O3 transparent ceramics are fabricated by a conventional ceramic process and sintering in H2 atmosphere. The room-temperature spectroscopic properties are investigated, and the Raman spectrum shows an obvious vibration characteristic band centred at 415 cm-1. There are three broad absorption bands around 891, 937, and 971 nm, respectively. The strongest emission peak is centred at 1.04 μm with a broad bandwidth (11 nm) and an emission cross-section of 1.8×10-20 cm2. The gain coefficient implies a possible laser ability in a range from 990 nm to 1425 nm. The energy-level structure shows that Yb:Sc2O3 ceramics have large Stark splitting at the ground state level due to their strong crystal field. All the results show that Yb:Sc2O3 transparent ceramics are a promising material for short pulse lasers.
Keywords:  Yb:Sc2O3      transparent ceramics      spectroscopic properties  
Received:  30 June 2011      Revised:  10 October 2011      Accepted manuscript online: 
PACS:  78.30.-j (Infrared and Raman spectra)  
  42.70.Hj (Laser materials)  
  81.05.Je (Ceramics and refractories (including borides, carbides, hydrides, nitrides, oxides, and silicides))  
Fund: Project supported by the Key Basic Research Project of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai, China (Grant No. 09JC1406500).
Corresponding Authors:  Yang Qiu-Hong,yangqiuhongcn@yahoo.com.cn     E-mail:  yangqiuhongcn@yahoo.com.cn

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Lu Shen-Zhou(陆神洲) and Yang Qiu-Hong(杨秋红) Spectroscopic characterization of Yb:Sc2O3 transparent ceramics 2012 Chin. Phys. B 21 047801

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