Yb:tellurite laser glass with high emission cross-section

The emission cross-section for the 2F5/2–2F7/2 transition of Yb3+ has been determined from absorption and emission measurements of tellurite glasses at room temperature. By systematic variations in the spectroscopic properties with composition, glass composition with emission cross-sections more than 2.30 pm2 and fluorescence lifetimes longer than 0.90 ms were obtained and have the advantage over some excellent laser glasses reported in published papers.