Multicolor upconversion and color tunability in Tm3+ / Ho 3+ / Yb3+ doped opaque aluminum tellurite ceramics

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Original languageEnglish
Article number106109
Journal / PublicationJournal of Applied Physics
Volume105
Issue number10
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Abstract

Rare earth doped opaque aluminum tellurite ceramics exhibiting multicolor upconversion and color tunability have been synthesized and characterized. The multicolor fluorescence comprises of green, red, and blue upconversion emissions from Ho3+ and Tm3+ ions. By varying the intensity ratios between the upconversion emission bands, the fluorescence color can be tuned from multicolor to white color by changing the infrared wavelength pump power. The fluorescence color tunability in Ho3+ / Tm3+ / Yb 3+ triply doped aluminum tellurite ceramics will lead to new applications in the field of multicolor fluorescence technology. © 2009 American Institute of Physics.