FLUORESCENCE PROPERTIES OF ND3+-DOPED INF3 BASED OPTICAL-GLASSES

This paper presents the preparation and photoluminescence characteristics of a new series of Nd3+-doped InF3 based glass systems of the following compositions: 48 InF3-24 BaF2-7 AlF3-20 RF-1 NdF3 where RF = LiF, NaF and KF. Besides our understanding of the optical properties, the relevant physical properties concerning these glasses have also been dealt with. Based on the fluorescence results obtained from both the theory and experiments on these optical glasses, it was found that the Nd3+-doped Glass-A with 20 M% LiF was better in optical behaviour than the other two glasses.