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Thermal and nonlinear optical properties of Tm3+-doped tellurite glasses

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In the present work, thermal and nonlinear properties of tellurite glasses doped with Tm2O3 were investigated by means of thermal lens, thermal relaxation and z-scan measurements. The composition of the samples was (78 − x) TeO2 + 4.5 Bi2O3 + 5.5 ZnO + 10.5 Li2O + 1.5 Nb2O5 + xTm2O3 (x = 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mol%). Thermal diffusivity (D), specific heat (ρc), thermal conductivity (K) and optical path change with temperature (ds/dT) were determined as a function of Tm3+ concentration. Concerning thermal–optical properties, our results show that the 0.5 mol% Tm doped is the most suitable sample for laser applications as it presented the lowest ds/dT and highest thermal diffusivity (conductivity). Third-order nonlinearities were observed and discussed in 1.0 and 1.5 mol% samples. The nonlinear indices (n2) found were 1.16 × 10−13 and 3.89 × 10−13 cm2 W−1, respectively. The data obtained show that the Tm3+-doped TBZLN glasses have potential for future opto-electronic devices.

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This work is supported by the Brazilian Funding Agencies: CNPq, CAPES and FAPEMIG. M. Seshadri thanks the support of Physics Department—UFJF by the PNPD-CAPES Postdoctoral Fellowship.

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    M. Seshadri, M. Radha, H. Darabian, M. J. V. Bell & V. Anjos

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Seshadri, M., Radha, M., Darabian, H. et al. Thermal and nonlinear optical properties of Tm3+-doped tellurite glasses. J Therm Anal Calorim 138, 2971–2978 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-08344-z

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