Mid-infrared luminescence properties of Dy-doped silver halide crystals.

The absorption and the kinetics of the emission in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) were investigated in AgCl(x)Br(1-x) crystals doped with Dy(3+) ions. Strong emission bands were detected at 3, 4.4, and 5.5 μm and attributed to the (6)H(13/2)→(6)H(15/2), (6)H(11/2)→(6)H(13/2), and (6)F(11/2)+(6)H(9/2)→(6)H(11/2) transitions. Various optical parameters were calculated for the Dy(3+) doped crystals, using the Judd-Ofelt approximation and the rate equations. The measured results and the calculated parameters indicate that these doped crystals could be used for the development of mid-IR solid-state lasers or mid-IR fiber lasers.

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