Recently, mixed-former glasses have attracted a large attention due to the appropriate
combinations of the chemical, physical and optical properties of each glass former. In this …

Abstract Glasses in the TeO 2-ZnO-Bi 2 O 3 system were prepared with up to 2.5 mol% of Yb
2 O 3 using standard melting process and their crystallization process was investigated for …

A detailed structural investigation of a series of fluoride phosphate laser glasses with
nominal composition 25BaF2–25SrF2–(30–x) Al (PO3) 3–x AlF3–(20–z) YF3: z REF3 with …

Two series of silica glasses [(95.9− x) SiO 2–4Al 2 O 3–xP 2 O 5–0.1 Yb 2 O 3 (in mol%, x= 0–
10) and (92− y) SiO 2–4Al 2 O 3–4P 2 O 5–yYb 2 O 3 (in mol%, y= 0–0.2)] were prepared by …

Abstract Novel Nd 3+/Yb 3+ co-doped sodium calcium silicate glasses were prepared by
melting quenching method. Spectroscopic study was carried out as a function of doping …

Abstract Rare earth (RE 3+)-doped fluorophosphate glasses are among the most promising
candidates for high-efficiency laser generation in the near-infrared spectral region. By …

New Yb 3+-doped phosphate glasses with a composition of (98.75-x)(90 NaPO 3–10 Na 2
O)–x (Al 2 O 3, TiO 2, or ZnO)–1.25 Yb 2 O 3 (in mol-%), with x from 0 to 3, were prepared via …

A series of optically active Eu 3+ and Tb 3+ doped fluorophosphate glasses with
compositions (BaF 2) 0.25 (SrF 2) 0.25 (AlF 3) 0.10 [Al (PO 3) 3] 0.20 (YF 3) 0.20-x (EuF 3 …

The monoclinic YNbO4: Bi3+, Sm3+ phosphors were synthesized by conventional solid
state reaction method. Their luminescent properties and energy transfer from Bi3+ to Sm3+ …

The optical spectroscopy and the decay kinetics of samples with composition Sr 3 Yb (PO 4)
3, Sr 3 Y 0.98 Yb 0.02 (PO 4) 3, Sr 3 Y 0.98 Er 0.02 (PO 4) 3 and Sr 3 Yb 0.98 Er 0.02 (PO 4) …