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Visible and NIR spectral analysis of Er3+ doped LiBiAlBSi glasses for laser applications

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The lithium bismuth alumino borosilicate (LiBiAlBSi) glasses incorporated with different concentrations (0.1 to 2 mol%) of Er3+ ions were formed through the melt quench technique. Studies on optical absorption, photoluminescence, and decay profiles were performed. Detailed analysis of absorption and emission spectra was done by applying Judd- Ofelt (JO) theory. Under an excitation wavelength of 378 nm, the samples show intense green and NIR emission corresponding to transitions 4S3/2 → 4I15/2 (547 nm) and 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 (1538 nm), respectively. Dexter theory was applied to the NIR emission spectra to confirm the dipole–dipole nature of interaction among the Er3+ ions. CIE coordinates for the visible spectra lie in the green region. Various parameters such as stimulated emission cross-section, optical gain, and gain bandwidth for the as-prepared glasses show that these glasses exhibit good luminescence behavior and that the optimized LiBiAlBSiEr10 glass is ideal for laser applications in visible and NIR regions.

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The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author Prof. A.S. Rao. The data are not publicly available due to restrictions, e.g., their containing information that could compromise the privacy of research participants.

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Acknowledgements

Dr. Sumandeep Kaur is grateful to Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CS-IR), New Delhi for the award of Research Associate fellowship (File No. 08/133(0053)/2020-EMR-I). Prof. A.S. Rao is grateful to DST-SERB, Govt. of India for the sanction of a major research project to him (EMR/2016/007766).

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CSIR, New Delhi, India, 08/133(0053)/2020-EMR-I, Sumandeep Kaur, DST-SERB, New Delhi, India, EMR/2016/007766, Srinivasa Rao ALLAM

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    Mohit Kumar, Mukesh K. Sahu, Sumandeep Kaur, Rajat Bajaj, Yasha Tayal & A. S. Rao

  2. Department of Physics and Computer Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute (DEI), Deemed University, Agra, 282005, India

    Aman Prasad

  3. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, 281 406, India

    Mukesh K. Sahu

  4. Department of Physics, Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Katol Road, Nagpur, 440013, India

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    Yasha Tayal

  6. Department of Engineering Physics, College of Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, 522302, India

    K. Swapna

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Mohit Kumar: Experimentation, data analysis, manuscript writing, Mukesh K. Sahu: Synthesis, experimentation, Sumandeep Kaur: data analysis, Aman Prasad: Manuscript Writing, review, data analysis, Rajat Bajaj: Experimentation, Rupesh A. Talewar: Data analysis, Yasha Tayal: Synthesis, experimentation, K. Swapna: Data analysis, review, A.S. Rao: Work Plan, review, supervision.

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Kumar, M., Sahu, M.K., Kaur, S. et al. Visible and NIR spectral analysis of Er3+ doped LiBiAlBSi glasses for laser applications. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 504 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-12281-5

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