Preparation and spectral characteristics of Tm3+/Ho3+ co-doped TeO2–B2O3–BaO glass

Abstract

TeO–B₂O₃–BaO glasses with different compositions were prepared by the conventional melt-quenching technique. The spectral properties of Tm³⁺/Ho³⁺ co-doped TeO–B₂O₃–BaO glasses with different doping concentrations were studied. In order to analyze the spectroscopic properties in detail, the Judd–Ofelt intensity parameters, spontaneous radiative probabilities, branching ratios, absorption and emission cross-sections, and gain coefficient spectra were calculated using Judd–Ofelt and McCumber theory based on the absorption and emission spectra. Meanwhile, the optimal doping concentration was determined as Tm₂O₃: 1.0 mol% and Ho₂O₃: 1.0 mol%. The results show that Tm³⁺/Ho³⁺ co-doped TeO–B₂O₃–BaO glass is an ideal mid-infrared laser gain medium.