nanocrystals fabricated during the fiber drawing process gives possibility of
emission spectra profiling. On the other hand, enhancement of luminescence of
RE-doped glasses can be obtained by co-doping with noble particles and
RE-nanoparticles. The enhancement results from surface plasmon resonance, local
field enhancement in the vicinity of RE or noble metal nanoparticles to RE energy
transfer. It should be noted that the formation of metallic nanoparticles in glasses
and optical fibers with specific size distribution embedded in the glass matrix is a
challenging issue. Presented Ag
0 /Er
3+ or Ag
0 /Eu
3+ glasses and optical fibers are
promising materials to their use in novel fiber sources of radiation or fiber sensors.
To summarize, fields of application of presented glasses and optical fibers doped
with lanthanides emitting in the VIS range rare systems of HD recording and
storing information, 3D displays, and optical sensors. Another area of application is
widely understood biophotonic, in particular, there is a continuous need to introduce new sources of radiation from the range of the therapeutic window (0.6 up to
0.9 µm) used in the processes of low energy optical biostimulation. In authors
opinion, developed glasses, glass-ceramics and optical fibers doped with lanthanide
ions presented in this chapter, can be used in the construction of novel optical fiber
sources in the visible spectral range. These sources, compared to LED-based
structures, are characterized by higher power density.
Acknowledgements The research activities were supported by the National Science Centre
(Poland) granted on the basis of the decision No. DEC-2016/21/D/ST7/03453 and the project
No. 2016/23/B/ST8/00706.
References
1. Tanabe S (2002) Rare-earth-doped glasses for fiber amplifiers in broadband telecommunication. C R Chim 5:815–824
2. Bünzli J-CG, Eliseeva SV (2010) Lanthanide NIR luminescence for telecommunications,
bioanalyses and solar energy conversion. J Rare Earths 28:824–842
3. Jacquier B (1997) Rare earth-doped fiber lasers and amplifiers. In: Rotman SR (ed) Wide-gap
luminescent materials: theory and applications. Springer, Boston, pp 303–365
4. Kochanowicz M, Dorosz D, Zmojda J, Dorosz J, Pisarska J, Pisarski WA (2014)
Up-conversion luminescence of Tb
3+ ions in germanate glasses under diode-laser excitation
of Yb
3+ . Opt Mater Express 4:1050–1056
5. Gu SQ, Ramachandran S, Reuter EE, Turnbull DA, Verdeyen JT, Bishop SG (1995) Novel
broad-band excitation of Er
3+ luminescence in chalcogenide glasses. Appl Phys Lett 66:670–672
6. Heo J, Chung WJ (2014) Rare-earth-doped chalcogenide glass for lasers and amplifiers. In:
Adam J-L, Zhang X (eds) Chalcogenide glasses. Woodhead Publishing, Sawston, pp 347–380
7. Li L, Bian J, Jiao Q, Liu Z, Dai S, Lin C (2016) GeS 2 –In 2 S 3 –CsI chalcogenide glasses doped
with rare earth ions for near- and mid-IR luminescence. Sci Rep 6:37577
8. Lucas J, Adam J-L (1992) Rare-earth doped fluoride glass fibres. J Alloy Compd 180:27–35
9. Tang Z, Furniss D, Fay M, Sakr H, Sójka L, Neate N, Weston N, Sujecki S, Benson TM,
Seddon AB (2015) Mid-infrared photoluminescence in small-core fiber of praseodymium-ion
doped selenide-based chalcogenide glass. Opt Mater Express 5:870–886
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J. Zmojda et al.
emission spectra profiling. On the other hand, enhancement of luminescence of
RE-doped glasses can be obtained by co-doping with noble particles and
RE-nanoparticles. The enhancement results from surface plasmon resonance, local
field enhancement in the vicinity of RE or noble metal nanoparticles to RE energy
transfer. It should be noted that the formation of metallic nanoparticles in glasses
and optical fibers with specific size distribution embedded in the glass matrix is a
challenging issue. Presented Ag
0 /Er
3+ or Ag
0 /Eu
3+ glasses and optical fibers are
promising materials to their use in novel fiber sources of radiation or fiber sensors.
To summarize, fields of application of presented glasses and optical fibers doped
with lanthanides emitting in the VIS range rare systems of HD recording and
storing information, 3D displays, and optical sensors. Another area of application is
widely understood biophotonic, in particular, there is a continuous need to introduce new sources of radiation from the range of the therapeutic window (0.6 up to
0.9 µm) used in the processes of low energy optical biostimulation. In authors
opinion, developed glasses, glass-ceramics and optical fibers doped with lanthanide
ions presented in this chapter, can be used in the construction of novel optical fiber
sources in the visible spectral range. These sources, compared to LED-based
structures, are characterized by higher power density.
Acknowledgements The research activities were supported by the National Science Centre
(Poland) granted on the basis of the decision No. DEC-2016/21/D/ST7/03453 and the project
No. 2016/23/B/ST8/00706.
References
1. Tanabe S (2002) Rare-earth-doped glasses for fiber amplifiers in broadband telecommunication. C R Chim 5:815–824
2. Bünzli J-CG, Eliseeva SV (2010) Lanthanide NIR luminescence for telecommunications,
bioanalyses and solar energy conversion. J Rare Earths 28:824–842
3. Jacquier B (1997) Rare earth-doped fiber lasers and amplifiers. In: Rotman SR (ed) Wide-gap
luminescent materials: theory and applications. Springer, Boston, pp 303–365
4. Kochanowicz M, Dorosz D, Zmojda J, Dorosz J, Pisarska J, Pisarski WA (2014)
Up-conversion luminescence of Tb
3+ ions in germanate glasses under diode-laser excitation
of Yb
3+ . Opt Mater Express 4:1050–1056
5. Gu SQ, Ramachandran S, Reuter EE, Turnbull DA, Verdeyen JT, Bishop SG (1995) Novel
broad-band excitation of Er
3+ luminescence in chalcogenide glasses. Appl Phys Lett 66:670–672
6. Heo J, Chung WJ (2014) Rare-earth-doped chalcogenide glass for lasers and amplifiers. In:
Adam J-L, Zhang X (eds) Chalcogenide glasses. Woodhead Publishing, Sawston, pp 347–380
7. Li L, Bian J, Jiao Q, Liu Z, Dai S, Lin C (2016) GeS 2 –In 2 S 3 –CsI chalcogenide glasses doped
with rare earth ions for near- and mid-IR luminescence. Sci Rep 6:37577
8. Lucas J, Adam J-L (1992) Rare-earth doped fluoride glass fibres. J Alloy Compd 180:27–35
9. Tang Z, Furniss D, Fay M, Sakr H, Sójka L, Neate N, Weston N, Sujecki S, Benson TM,
Seddon AB (2015) Mid-infrared photoluminescence in small-core fiber of praseodymium-ion
doped selenide-based chalcogenide glass. Opt Mater Express 5:870–886
454
J. Zmojda et al.