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Fabrication and Optical Characterization of Highly Dy3+-ion-incorporated Alumino-borosilicate Glasses for Magneto-optical Applications at 1550 nm

1550 nm 자기광학 응용을 위한 고농도 Dy3+ 이온이 함유된 알루미노보로실리케이트 유리의 제조 및 자기광학 특성 분석

  • Kadathala Linganna (Advanced Photonics Research Institute, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Yong-Tak Ryu (Advanced Photonics Research Institute, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Young-Ouk Park (Advanced Photonics Research Institute, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Bong-Ahn Yu (Advanced Photonics Research Institute, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Bok Hyeon Kim (Advanced Photonics Research Institute, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)
  • 카다탈라 린가나 (광주과학기술원(GIST) 고등광기술연구소) ;
  • 류용탁 (광주과학기술원(GIST) 고등광기술연구소) ;
  • 박영욱 (광주과학기술원(GIST) 고등광기술연구소) ;
  • 유봉안 (광주과학기술원(GIST) 고등광기술연구소) ;
  • 김복현 (광주과학기술원(GIST) 고등광기술연구소)
  • Received : 2024.03.20
  • Accepted : 2024.04.03
  • Published : 2024.06.25
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Abstract

Magneto-optical (MO) materials have attracted much attention, since they can be utilized for various optical applications, such as magnetic field sensors, optical current sensors, optical isolators, and optical circulators. In this study, alumino-borosilicate (ABS) glasses with high concentrations of Dy3+ ions were fabricated by a conventional melt-quenching technique, and the dependence of their thermal, optical, and magneto-optical properties on Dy3+ ion concentration was investigated. The MO property of the glasses was investigated by measurement of Faraday rotation at 1550 nm. The Faraday rotation angle increased linearly with the increase of Dy3+ ion concentration in the glasses. A very high Verdet constant of -6.86 rad/(T·m) was obtained for glass with a Dy3+ ion concentration of 30 mol%. In addition, the ABS-Dy glasses showed good thermal stability of greater than 128 ℃ against crystallization, and high optical transmission of 70% in the visible to near-infrared windows of 480-720, 1390-1560, and 1800-2400 nm. Due to the high Verdet constant and good thermal stability, the ABS-Dy glasses in this study could be candidate optical materials for MO device applications at 1550 nm.

자기광학(magneto-optical, MO) 효과가 우수한 광학소재는 자기장센서, 광전류센서, 광 고립기(optical isolator), 그리고 광서큘레이터와 같은 다양한 응용 분야에서 활용될 수 있어 많은 관심을 받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 일반적인 유리용융법을 사용하여 Dy3+ 이온이 고농도로 함유된 알루미노보로실리케이트(alumino-borosilicate, ABS) 광학유리를 제조하고, Dy3+ 이온 농도에 따른 ABS-Dy 유리의 열 특성, 광 특성 및 자기광학 특성을 분석하였으며 1550 nm 파장 대역에서 유리의 MO 특성을 패러데이 회전각 측정을 통하여 분석하였다. 패러데이 회전각은 유리의 Dy3+ 이온 농도가 증가함에 따라 선형적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며, 특히 Dy2O3 함량이 30 mol%인 유리는 -6.86 rad/(T·m) 가량의 높은 베르데 상수를 갖는 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 제조된 ABS-Dy 유리는 128 ℃ 이상의 우수한 열안정성(∆T= Tx-Tg)과 파장 대역이 각각 490-710, 1390-1560, 1800-2400 nm일 때 70% 이상의 높은 광투과특성을 보여주었다. 이상의 높은 베르데 상수와 우수한 열안정성은 본 연구에서 제안한 ABS-Dy 유리가 1550 nm MO 소자용 광학소재로 사용 가능함을 시사한다.

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행정안전부 2021년도 사회복합재난 대응기술개발사업(과제번호 20015728); 산업통상자원부 2021년도 에너지 효율 향상을 위한 광소자시스템 기술개발 사업(과제번호 20016870); 산업통상자원부 2022년도 신재생에너지핵심기술개발사업(과제번호 20223030020230); 중소벤처기업부 2021년도 중소기업기술개발 지원사업(과제번호 S3056709).

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