Spectroscopic properties and external quantum yield of Sm3+ doped germanotellurite glasses

F. Wang, B. J. Chen, H. Lin, E. Y B Pun

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Abstract

Sm3+ doped germanotellurite glasses (NZPGT) with maximum phonon energy of 793cm-1 have been prepared and characterized. Judd-Ofelt parameters Ωt (t=2, 4, 6) have been calculated to be 3.52×10-20, 4.70×10-20 and 1.90×10-20cm2, respectively. Large value of Ω2 indicates a high asymmetry and covalent environment around Sm3+ in the glass system. The maximum stimulated emission cross-section of the dominant transition 4G5/26H9/2 peaking at 645.0nm was derived to be 10.00×10-22cm2, predicting that the red fluorescence emission can be efficiently extracted from the optical glasses. The internal quantum efficiency and external quantum yield of 0.4wt% Sm2O3 doped NZPGT glasses were deduced to be 82.5% and 6.0%, respectively. The results demonstrate that Sm3+ doped NZPGT glasses are a potential candidate for developing tunable visible lasers, compact light sources and solid-state display devices. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)63-70
JournalJournal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
Volume147
Online published27 May 2014
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2014

Research Keywords

  • External quantum yield
  • Germanotellurite glasses
  • J-O intensity parameters

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