Simultaneous three-photon absorption induced ultraviolet upconversion in Pr3+:Y2SiO5 crystal by femtosecond laser irradiation

  • Xinshun Wang
  • , Jianrong Qiu*
  • , Juan Song
  • , Jian Xu
  • , Yang Liao
  • , Haiyi Sun
  • , Ya Cheng
  • , Zhizhan Xu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Near-infrared to ultraviolet upconversion luminescence was observed in the Pr3+:Y2SiO5 crystal with 120 fs, 800 nm infrared laser irradiation. The observed emissions at around 270 nm and 305 nm could be assigned to 5d → 4f transitions of Pr3+ ions. The relationship between the upconversion luminescence intensity and the pump power of the femtosecond laser reveals that the UV emission belongs to simultaneous three-photon absorption induced upconversion luminescence.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)299-302
Number of pages4
JournalOptics Communications
Volume281
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Femtosecond laser
  • Pr:YSiO
  • Three-photon absorption
  • Ultraviolet laser
  • Upconversion

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