Background technique
Laser is closely bound up with the daily life of the people, and with the invention of eighties of last century laser, laser is wide
General to be applied to medical treatment, biology is anti-fake, military, the every field such as illumination display.Principles of Laser Principles of Laser are based on Ai Yinsi
The smooth stimulated emission proposed in 1917 is theoretical, and until nineteen sixty, First laser is successfully made in Hughes Electronics of the U.S.
It creates.From there on, laser is by extensive concern, and has obtained development at full speed.Laser experienced from solid-state laser
Device is to gas laser, then arrives semiconductor laser, finally arrives the development of optical fiber laser.In numerous lasers, it is mostly
Population inversion is formed using specific pump light source excitation gain media and generates spontaneous emission light, is then subjected to swash, be shaken
Amplification is swung, realizes the output of laser.Sunlight is formed by the photoreactivation of multiple wavelength, theoretically, all because of luminescence generated by light reality
Existing laser output can be obtained by sun optical pumping.After first laser is manufactured, sun optical pumping
Pu laser is with regard in widespread attention.Sunlight pumping laser is that noncoherent sunlight is changed into relevant laser output, from
And realize and solar energy is preferably utilized, it can be relieved energy crisis to a certain extent.It is especially all very scarce in other energy
Weary place, for example in space, realize that the output of laser has very great significance tool using sun optical pumping.Sunlight
Pump laser all has specific gain media and oscillation chamber as other lasers, unlike, its pumping source is
The sunlight collected using height, and the pumping source of other lasers needs to convert by fossil energy etc..
1963, Kiss of Princeton University et al. prepared sun light pumped laser in the laboratory RCA for the first time.
1966, Young et al. carried out solar light collection using parabolic collection mirror, and mirror surface diameter is about 61cm, then used hyperbolic
Reflecting mirror shaping hot spot, obtains suitable hot spot.Then the gain for being 3mm using the direct pumping diameter of sunlight that acquisition focuses
Medium realizes the laser operation [9] in solid state laser for the first time.From their experimental result it can be seen that mix Nd3+ from
When sub- laser glass is by end pumping, the laser output of 1.3W can be obtained.It, can when Nd3+:YAG laser medium is by profile pump
The laser output of 0.8W is obtained, overall light-light conversion efficiency is very low, and below 1%.But this is that sun optical pumping realizes sharp
At one beginning of light output, from there on, people conduct extensive research sunlight pumping laser.1976, Walk etc.
People has carried out the experiment similar with Young, they are directly pumped using sunlight, and obtains the laser output of 5.6W.
Weksler et al. obtained the laser that power is 60W in solid laser medium Nd3+:YAG in 1988 and exports.1992
Weizmann laboratory researchers are in the two-dimensional composite parabolic condenser system for being placed with 3 Nd3+:Cr3+:GSGG crystal
In, it realizes the laser that power density is 160w/cm-3 and exports.1993, Krupin et al. collected sunlight in Israel, and
Nd3+:YAG crystal is directly pumped, and is exported it is expected that obtaining the laser that power is 500W, the condenser system of the experiment is a face
Product is the optical system of 600m2, has good congregational rate to sunlight.2003, Lando et al. was in such a way that side pumps
Research is compared to condenser system in Nd3+:YAG crystal, it is expected to obtain more efficient condenser system.Theirs sets
It counts there are two types of thinkings: first is that, make more sunlight irradiations to target area;Second is that by design so that condenser have to the greatest extent may be used
The big focusing ratio of energy.They use the laser bar of smaller size as laser gain medium, since gain media is with lesser
Thermal pressure, it is expected to obtain the high-power laser output of high light beam quality while reducing the area of condenser.But small size
Laser bar there are some problems in design, such as cooling problem.2005, beam David et al. was in Nd3+:YAG crystal bar
The continuous sunlight excitation laser output of 14.8W is realized, the gross efficiency of laser is 1.18%, and slope efficiency is about 1.5%.It is real
Testing middle crystal bar diameter is 4mm, and the doping concentration of length 20mm, Nd3+ ion is 1.1%.Japanese researchers are 2006
Year mixes two kinds of ions in gain media simultaneously, to improve the transfer efficiency of sun light pumped laser.One kind is sensitizer
Ion, one is active ions, is improved by way of increasing to the absorption and energy transmission of sunlight to sunlight
Transfer efficiency.Since Cr3+ ion has stronger wide band absorption peak in visible sunlight region, and between Nd3+ ion
Energy transfer efficiency with higher.2007, Yabe et al. obtained power in Cr3+:Nd3+:YAG ceramic crystal and is
24.4W, the laser that wavelength is 1064nm export.Sunlight is collected using Fresnel Lenses in experiment, and directly pumping laser is brilliant
Body, lens diameter are about 1.3m2.Later, 2008 and 2009, the sunlight excitation laser that they realize 80W again is defeated
Out, slope efficiency reaches 7-9%.This time, the Fresnel Lenses that they use is having a size of 2m × 2m, focal length 2m.The above is ground
Study carefully achievement to show: sun light pumped laser would be possible to reach higher power and efficiency in future.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is obtain one kind in greenhouse by selecting suitable glass matrix and suitable Doped ions
In make sun optical pumping near infrared emission transparent glass-ceramics production method.
A kind of production method for the transparent glass-ceramics making sun optical pumping near infrared emission in the greenhouse, this method include
Following steps:
Step 1: raw material weighing is good, grinding is sufficiently mixed in grinding alms bowl;
Step 2: the mixture after grinding being fitted into platinum crucible plus lid, high temperature furnace inside holding is placed in and obtains solution
Glass;
Step 3: solution glass being poured in preheated brass die, be pressed into presoma glass sample;
Step 4: glass sample being placed in annealing furnace and is made annealing treatment, is cooled to room temperature;
Step 5: the glass sample that will be cooled to room temperature carries out reheating, obtains transparent glass-ceramics.
The molar percentage of raw material described in step 1 is xSiO2-(100-x)/2KF-(100-x)/2ZnF2, x value range
For 50-70;The sum of molar percentage of each compound is 100%, and Doped ions are adulterated on the basis of glass matrix
0.1mol%Cr2O3And 0.6mol%YbF3.High temperature in-furnace temperature described in step 2 is 1500 DEG C, and soaking time is 30 points
Clock.Temperature is 450 DEG C in annealing furnace described in step 4.Temperature is 540 DEG C in reheating environment described in step 5, heat treatment
Time is 20 hours, obtains transparent devitrified glass.
The invention has the benefit that devitrified glass transparency prepared by the present invention is high, luminous efficiency is high, and has excellent
Good chemical stability, preparation process are simple, it can be achieved that mass production.Sunlight was being used as a kind of clean energy resource
Exhaust gas will not be generated in journey, meanwhile, solar energy is almost inexhaustible new energy, it is possible to reduce to traditional
The dependence of the stone energy.
Specific embodiment
The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
The present invention is to provide one kind can realize sun optical pumping, the transparent microcrystal glass of near infrared emission at room temperature
Glass.Including glass matrix and Doped ions, the chemical composition of prepared glass matrix is (mol%) xSiO2-(100-x)/
2ZnF2- (100-x)/2KF.(x=60, x can shine most by force in 50-70 range, but in x=60).Each compound
The sum of molar percentage be 100%.Doped ions are to adulterate 0.1mol%Cr on the basis of glass matrix2O3With
0.6mol%YbF3.Devitrified glass transparency prepared by the present invention is high, and luminous efficiency is high, and has excellent chemical stabilization
Property, preparation process is simple, it can be achieved that mass production.Sunlight will not generate in use as a kind of clean energy resource
Exhaust gas, meanwhile, solar energy is almost inexhaustible new energy, it is possible to reduce the dependence to traditional fossil energy.
The molar percentage of each raw material of glass matrix used is xSiO2-(100-x)/2KF-(100-x)/2ZnF2(x=
60, x can be in 50-70 range) Doped ions concentration be 0.1Cr2O3-0.6YbF3。
The preparation of sample the following steps are included:
(1) raw material of high-purity is weighed according to a certain ratio, is sufficiently mixed in grinding alms bowl;
(2) then mixture is fitted into platinum crucible, is placed in 1500 DEG C of high temperature furnace inside holding 30min;
(3) solution glass is poured in preheated brass die, is pressed into presoma glass sample;
(4) sample is placed in annealing furnace and is made annealing treatment, to eliminate the stress in glass, is cooled to room temperature after 3h;
(5) glass sample that will be cooled to room temperature carries out reheating, makes glass that fluoride microcrystal be precipitated, obtains crystallite glass
Glass.
Glass ingredient selected by the present invention realizes the absorption to sunlight and the transmitting of near-infrared.Monitor near-infrared
Transmitting, obtained laser almost covers entire sunlight spectrum, realizes the efficient utilization to solar energy.Fig. 1 is in the sun
The emission spectrum of glass and devitrified glass under optical pumping compares, and Fig. 2 is the excitation spectrum for monitoring near infrared emission light and obtaining.
A kind of transparent glass-ceramics that sun optical pumping near infrared emission can be achieved under greenhouse, including it is following interior
Hold:
1. the preparation of host glass:
With xSiO2-(100-x)/2KF-(100-x)/2ZnF2-0.1Cr2O3-0.6YbF3(x=60) (mol%) (x=50-
Can be in 70 ranges, shining as X=60 most strong) 30g mixture is placed in grinding alms bowl and is fully ground 20 minutes by ratio, and it will
Mixture is placed in platinum crucible plus lid, 30 minutes is kept the temperature under the conditions of 1500 DEG C in high temperature furnace, then by melt-glass
Liquid is cast in brass die, it is made to rapidly cool to form solid glass, then that glass is placed in 450 DEG C of annealing 3 in annealing furnace is small
When to eliminate the stress generated in glass, obtain final presoma glass sample, then by presoma glass under 540 DEG C of environment
Heat treatment 20 hours, obtains transparent devitrified glass.
2. the preparation of devitrified glass:
Presoma glass is heat-treated 20 hours under 540 DEG C of environment, obtains transparent devitrified glass.
Sun light pumped laser has the characteristics that some exclusive:
One, light conversion efficiency is high
Sun light pumped laser realizes that the process of laser is to belong to light-light conversion process, i.e., directly converts sunlight
At laser, without other intermediate energy sources conversions.So, higher to the utilization efficiency of solar energy, highest conversion effect
Rate is up to 20%.And conventional laser then needs that fossil energy is first converted into electric energy, is then excited by electric energy and generates two poles
Pipe laser, then go pumping gain media to realize laser output by diode laser.So, in intermediate conversion process
A large amount of energy is had lost, energy conversion efficiency is low, and process is cumbersome, higher cost.
Two, device structure is simple, takes up space few, at low cost
Sunlight excitation laser system does not need the process that fossil energy is converted to electric energy, therefore can save electric energy conversion
Relevant device, whole system structure are simple.Sunlight pumping laser is pumped using natural sunlight, does not need additionally to make
Standby pumping source, manufacturing cost are lower.
Three, cleaning is harmless, and the duration of runs is long
Fossil energy can be largely used in the preparation process of pumping source needed for conventional laser, fossil energy was using
Carbon dioxide isothermal chamber gas is inevitably generated in journey, so that greenhouse effects are aggravated, it is unfavorable to environment.Fossil energy is
Non-renewable energy resources increasingly consume, exhausted at last.And sun optical pumping pumping laser be directly adopt solar energy be converted to it is sharp
Light, solar energy is green clean, environmental sound in use process, and the solar energy amount of containing is huge, almost can be permanent
Ground uses, and the duration of runs is very long.
Cr3+Ion is a kind of transition metal ions, has 3d3Electron configuration.Unlike rare earth ion, Cr3+Ion
Electron transition not by 5s2p6The shielding of electronic shell, its luminescent properties are highly prone to the influence of ambient enviroment.Therefore,
Cr3+Ionoluminescence peak position depends primarily on crystal field strength Dq provided by host crystal, can pass through the crystalline field of change matrix
Intensity obtains tunable shine.In addition, Cr3+Ion it is luminous often derive from f-d transition, so as to cause its have from
To the broad-band illumination of near-infrared.So, Cr3+Ion doping should material tunable laser, bio-imaging etc. lead
Domain has great application value.
In past research, about Cr3+The luminescent material of ion doping mainly concentrates in crystalline material.Monocrystalline material
The preparation process of material is complicated, and cost is very high, can not mass production;Although polycrystalline material preparation is simple, the scattering between crystal boundary
Seriously, causing to shine, it is larger to lose.Importantly, crystalline material is difficult to realize optical fiber, limits it and led in optical-fiber laser
The application in domain.Glass material preparation is simple, has good light transmission and preferable processability, optical fiber easy to accomplish
Change.However, glass belongs to amorphous state material, short range is unordered, long-range order.Defect content is high in glass material, noradiative transition
It moves that probability is big, significantly reduces so as to cause the luminous efficiency of active ions, be difficult to obtain ideal luminance gain.Devitrified glass
Not only with the processing and light transmission advantage of glass material, but also there is the higher luminous efficiency of crystalline material, be it is a kind of have answer extensively
With the luminescent material of prospect.
Cr3+There is ion very big octahedron to select position energy, when crystal of the precipitation with appropriate case in devitrified glass, and
As octahedral sites ionic radius, price and Cr in crystal3+When close, Cr3+Ion is likely to enter in nano microcrystalline, is realized
The visible broad-band illumination of enhancing.In the past about Cr3+In the research of ion-doped micro crystallites glass, multiselect YAG, ZnAl2O4、
ZnGa2O4Equal crystallites system.In these system crystallites, Al3+Or Ga3+Ion is in octahedra hexa-coordinate case.Moreover,
Al3+Or Ga3+Ion and Cr3+Ionic radius is close.Therefore, Cr3+Ion easily enters in crystallite lattice, to obtain broadband
It is tunable to shine.Due to Cr3+With Zn2+The radius of ion and similar, works as Zn2+When ion is in hexa-coordinate crystal case, Cr3+
Easily replace Zn2+Ion enters in lattice, realizes broad-band illumination enhancing.KZnF3It is a kind of fluoride with perovskite structure
Crystal has lower phonon energy, is a kind of host material that luminous efficiency is high.Wherein, KZnF3Zn in crystal2+With eight
Face body hexa-coordinate, can be by Cr3+Replace, to be expected to obtain the higher Cr of luminous efficiency3+Ion characteristic shines.In this chapter, choosing
Certain glass ingredient is taken to prepare Cr3+The presoma glass of ion doping, then be heat-treated at a suitable temperature it is expected to be made
KZnF is precipitated3The devitrified glass of crystal.It is tested by luminescent properties and micro-structure, chooses optimal glass ingredient, Cr3+Ion is mixed
Miscellaneous concentration and heat treatment condition, to obtain the higher visible light broad-band illumination of luminous efficiency.Meanwhile only there are two energy by Yb3+
Grade, the emission effciency of near-infrared will close to 100%, be a kind of rare earth for being able to achieve near infrared emission well from.Therefore, Cr-
The devitrified glass that Yb is co-doped with will be a kind of gain media for having excellent Tang Guang light pumped laser.