Fabrication of Yb:Lu2O3 Transparent Ceramics by Hot Isostatic Pressing: the Effect of Yb Doping Concentrations

Highly transparent ytterbium doped lutctium oxide (Yb:Lu2O3) transparent ceramics with different Yb doping concentrations (0.5–10 at% Yb) were fabricated from commercial powders by vacuum sintering combined with hot isostatic pressing (HIP) method. The effects of Yb3+ doping concentrations on the microstructure, optical performance and the thermal conductivity of Yb:Lu2O3 transparent ceramics were investigated. The grain size of Yb:Lu2O3 ceramics first decreased with Yb doping concentration increasing and then kept nearly unchanged at high Yb doping concentrations. Under 1750°C HIP sintering for 2h, The in-line transmittance of the 5 at.% Yb:Lu2O3 ceramics (3 mm thick) exceeds 81.52% at 1100 nm. And it had the average grain size about 2μm. As the doping concentrations increase, the overall thermal conductivity decreases slightly. The fluorescence emission spectrum implied high possibility of realizing laser output at 1080 nm by pumping at 980 nm.

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