Observation of Visible Upconversion Luminescence of Soft Glass Multimode Fibers

Autor: Mario Ferraro, Fabio Mangini, Raffaele Filosa, Vincent Couderc, Yifan Sun, Pedro Parra-Rivas, Wasyhun A. Gemechu, Grzegorz Stepniewski, Adam Filipkowski, Ryszard Buczynski, Stefan Wabnitz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Fibers, Vol 12, Iss 2, p 15 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-6439
DOI: 10.3390/fib12020015
Popis: This research investigates the visible upconversion luminescence which is induced by multiphoton absorption of soft glass fiber defects. The study of this phenomenon has thus far been restricted to standard silica fibers. We observed the emission of green and cyan light as a consequence of fiber material ionization. We investigate both the commercial ZBLAN step index and in-house-made tellurite nanostructured graded-index fibers. For the latter, the analysis of the luminescence signal permits us to determine the core and cladding refractive index difference. Upconversion luminescence is a powerful tool for characterizing soft glass fibers and a promising platform for innovative photonic technologies and mid-IR applications.
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