Development of NIR-Rechargeable Phosphor Embedded in Active Glasses
: Magalhães, Evellyn Santos; Tuomisto, Minnea; Smet, Philippe; Lastusaari, Mika; Petit, Laeticia
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: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference
Publisher: IEEE
: 2025
: Conference on lasers & electro-optics Europe & international quantum electronics conference
: 2025 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
: Conference on lasers & electro-optics Europe & international quantum electronics conference
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO/Europe-EQEC65582.2025.11110234
: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11110234
The concept of laser glasses relates to the doping of a glass with rare-earth (RE) ions. These materials have been developed since 1961, when neodymium (Nd3+) ions were first considered for laser applications. TeO2-based glasses are known for their excellent chemical and mechanical stability, they exhibit a broad transparency range extending from visible to mid-infrared wavelengths, along with elevated values of both linear and nonlinear refractive indexes [1], [2]. Through the incorporation of luminescent particles, for instance PeL phosphors, with varied sizes and physical characteristics into the glass matrix, a spectrum of optical attributes can be attained, including afterglow, that is a consequence of energy storage in the material during excitation, when the absorption of the excitation light leads to charge trapping at a defect site which is then followed by the spontaneous release of the trapped charge and the emission of a photon, provided that sufficient thermal energy is available [3]. However, the afterglow is mainly obtained using UV-visible light.