Fluorophosphate glasses for active device
AssigneeKorea Photonics Technology Institute
InventorsJu Hyeon CHOI, Jung Whan IN, Yeon HWANG, Young Bok KIM
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Abstract
The disclosed fluorophosphate glasses for an active device include: a metaphosphate composition including Al(PO3)3; a fluoride composition including BaF2 and SrF2; and a dopant composed of ErF3 and YbF3, and have thermal and mechanical properties to be able to be used as a glass base material for an active device (e.g., optical fiber laser), have a high emission cross-section characteristic, have a reinforced upconversion and downconversion emission characteristic, and have high sensitivity S in a cryogenic environment.
Claims11
Fluorophosphate glasses for an active device, comprising:
- a metaphosphate composition including Al(PO3)3;
- a fluoride composition including BaF2 and SrF2;
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- a dopant composed of ErF3 and YbF3.
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