Introduce Ce<sup>3+</sup> Ions to Realize Enhancement of C+L Band Luminescence of KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb, Er Nanoparticles
Polymer-based waveguide amplifiers are essential components in integrated optical systems, as their gain bandwidths directly determine the operating wavelength of optical circuits. However, development of the wideband gain media has been challenging, making it difficult to fabricate devices with bro...
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| author | Hao Cui Daguang Li Yu Yang Yuewu Fu Yanhui Dong Jing Yin Weiping Qin Zhixu Jia Dan Zhao |
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| description | Polymer-based waveguide amplifiers are essential components in integrated optical systems, as their gain bandwidths directly determine the operating wavelength of optical circuits. However, development of the wideband gain media has been challenging, making it difficult to fabricate devices with broadband amplification capability. Rare earth ion-doped nanoparticles (NPs) are a key component in the gain media, and their full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the emission peak decides the final gain bandwidth of the gain media. Here, KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb, Er, Ce@KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb NPs with the broad full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the emission peak covering the S+C band was prepared. The NPs were synthesized using a hydrothermal method, and the FWHM of the emission peak of NPs reached 76 nm under the excitation of a 980 nm laser. The introduction of Ce<sup>3+</sup> ions and a core-shell structure coating greatly enhanced the emission intensity of NPs at C band. Since KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb, Er, Ce@KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb NPs have exceptional broadband luminescence properties at C band, KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb, Er, Ce@KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb NPs can be the potential gain medium in the future polymer-based waveguide amplifiers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0842e82a697748e6a8c1d9ff65b09df32023-11-18T23:20:50ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912023-07-011315215310.3390/nano13152153Introduce Ce<sup>3+</sup> Ions to Realize Enhancement of C+L Band Luminescence of KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb, Er NanoparticlesHao Cui0Daguang Li1Yu Yang2Yuewu Fu3Yanhui Dong4Jing Yin5Weiping Qin6Zhixu Jia7Dan Zhao8State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaState Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaPolymer-based waveguide amplifiers are essential components in integrated optical systems, as their gain bandwidths directly determine the operating wavelength of optical circuits. However, development of the wideband gain media has been challenging, making it difficult to fabricate devices with broadband amplification capability. Rare earth ion-doped nanoparticles (NPs) are a key component in the gain media, and their full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the emission peak decides the final gain bandwidth of the gain media. Here, KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb, Er, Ce@KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb NPs with the broad full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the emission peak covering the S+C band was prepared. The NPs were synthesized using a hydrothermal method, and the FWHM of the emission peak of NPs reached 76 nm under the excitation of a 980 nm laser. The introduction of Ce<sup>3+</sup> ions and a core-shell structure coating greatly enhanced the emission intensity of NPs at C band. Since KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb, Er, Ce@KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb NPs have exceptional broadband luminescence properties at C band, KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb, Er, Ce@KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb NPs can be the potential gain medium in the future polymer-based waveguide amplifiers.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/15/2153KMnF<sub>3</sub>nanoparticlesactive-shellcore-shell1.5 μm |
| spellingShingle | Hao Cui Daguang Li Yu Yang Yuewu Fu Yanhui Dong Jing Yin Weiping Qin Zhixu Jia Dan Zhao Introduce Ce<sup>3+</sup> Ions to Realize Enhancement of C+L Band Luminescence of KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb, Er Nanoparticles Nanomaterials KMnF<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles active-shell core-shell 1.5 μm |
| title | Introduce Ce<sup>3+</sup> Ions to Realize Enhancement of C+L Band Luminescence of KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb, Er Nanoparticles |
| title_full | Introduce Ce<sup>3+</sup> Ions to Realize Enhancement of C+L Band Luminescence of KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb, Er Nanoparticles |
| title_fullStr | Introduce Ce<sup>3+</sup> Ions to Realize Enhancement of C+L Band Luminescence of KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb, Er Nanoparticles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Introduce Ce<sup>3+</sup> Ions to Realize Enhancement of C+L Band Luminescence of KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb, Er Nanoparticles |
| title_short | Introduce Ce<sup>3+</sup> Ions to Realize Enhancement of C+L Band Luminescence of KMnF<sub>3</sub>: Yb, Er Nanoparticles |
| title_sort | introduce ce sup 3 sup ions to realize enhancement of c l band luminescence of kmnf sub 3 sub yb er nanoparticles |
| topic | KMnF<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles active-shell core-shell 1.5 μm |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/15/2153 |
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