Abstract
Enhanced 3 μm luminescence of based on the effective process of with a higher energy transfer coefficient of in fluoaluminate glass modified by was obtained. The energy transfer efficiency from to in codoped glass was as high as 80%, indicating the effective energy transfer of . The higher temperature of the glass transition () and larger characteristic temperatures revealed better thermal properties of the prepared glasses compared with the traditional fluoaluminate glasses, which is of great benefit to fiber drawing. The lower hydroxyl content (15.7 ppm) indicated better fluorescence properties of the glass. It was noted that the longer lifetime of 572 μs and higher emission cross section of along with the bandwidth of 245 nm around 3 μm proved potential applications in mid-IR laser materials of the present glass.
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