melt quenching technique. In the studied glass system, besides the Er 3+ doping, barium
oxide was partially replaced by BaF 2 and/or BaCl 2. The amorphous nature of as-prepared
glasses was confirmed by X-ray diffraction patterns. The effects of the compositional
changes were investigated through spectroscopic techniques such as optical absorption,
emission and decay lifetime. It was found that the luminescence and decay lifetime of Er 3+ …