Towards lead-free oxyfluoride germanate glasses singly doped with Er3+ for long-lived near-infrared luminescence

Abstract Spectroscopic properties of Er 3+ ions in lead-free oxyfluoride germanate glasses were studied. The absorption and luminescence spectra of Er 3+ ions were examined for glass samples with low and high BaF 2 content. From absorption spectra the bonding parameter was calculated and its value is reduced with increasing BaF 2 content. The maximum of absorption peak due to 4 I 15/2  −  2 H 11/2 hypersensitive transition is shifted to shorter wavelengths (blue shift) with increasing BaF 2 content. Luminescence spectra and their decays corresponding to main 4 I 13/2  −  4 I 15/2 laser transition of Er 3+ are also presented and discussed. Quite long-lived near-infrared luminescence of Er 3+ is observed for lead-free glass samples with low BaF 2 concentration.

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