H2O influence evaluating and mid-IR fluorescence quenching in Tm3+-doped GeGaSCsI chalcohalide glasses

This work presents a detailed study on near-infrared and mid-infrared fluorescence emissions with five sets of Tm(3+)doped 75GeS(2)-15Ga(2)S(3)-10CsI chalcohalide glass. They are prepared in normal or water drying process. Based on the diffusion-limited relaxation calculation, a detailed investigation is put forward to obtain efficient near-infrared or mid-infrared fluorescence emissions of Tm3+ on the effect of H2O on the Tm3+ fluorescence. Detailed investigations are given to the interacted energy transferring processes between rare-earth, impurities and vibrating phonons with the appearance of fluorescence quenching, along with Tm3+, H2O concentrations varying and energy gaps forming. The radioactive properties are analyzed using compensated diffusion-limited relaxation calculation method, and the near-IR and mid-IR fluorescence properties are evaluated in detail with experimental and theoretical analysis. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.