Photonic engineering of superbroadband near-infrared emission in nanoglass composites containing hybrid metal and dielectric nanocrystals
Photonic engineering of superbroadband near-infrared emission in nanoglass composites containing hybrid metal and dielectric nanocrystals
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含有杂化金属和介电纳米晶体的纳米玻璃复合材料中超宽带近红外发射的光子工程
DOI:
10.1364/prj.379662
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发表时间:
2020-05-01
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
Tanaka, Katsuhisa
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作者:
Gao, Zhigang;Zhu, Haibo;Tanaka, Katsuhisa
Photonic media containing hybrid noble metal-dielectric nanocrystals (NCs) represent a wonderland of nanophotonics, with a myriad of uncharted optical functions yet to be explored. Capitalizing on the unique phase separation and spontaneous formation of Au-metal NCs in a gallosilicate glass, we fabricated Ni-2(+)-doped transparent nanoglass composites (GCs) containing Au-metal/gamma-Ga2O3-dielectric NCs. Compared with GCs free of Au-metal NCs, the superbroadband near-infrared emission of Ni2+ with a full width at half-maximum over 280 nm is enhanced twice in the Au-metal/gamma-Ga2O3 dual-phase GCs. A comparison is given as to the spontaneous emission (SPE) properties of Ni2+ in the dual-phase GCs when pumped resonantly and off-resonantly with the localized surface plasmon resonance band of the Au-metal NCs. The important role of the Au-metal NCs in the SPE enhancement is revealed by theoretical simulation based on the finite-element method. Combining the photonic engineering effect of hybrid Au-metal/gamma-Ga2O3 NCs and the sensitization effect of Yb3+ on Ni2+, a record-high enhancement factor of over 10 of the Ni2+ NIR emission is achieved, and optical gain is demonstrated in the GCs at the fiber communication wavelength. (C) 2020 Chinese Laser Press