A study of the quantum efficiency of the luminescence of gadolinium and terbium in borate glasses and of the energy transfer between these ions is presented. From our measurements of fluorescence decay times, absorption, fluorescence, and excitation spectra, we calculated the fluorescence quantum yield of the 6P7/2 gadolinium and the 5D4 terbium levels on excitation to higher gadolinium and terbium levels, respectively. The energy transfer rates between gadolinium and terbium in borate glasses were calculated on the basis of the above measurements. These measurements were performed for gadolinium and terbium concentrations ranging from 0 to 4 wt%. Our results show that the energy transfer occurs mainly between the 6P7/2 gadolinium level and (5D0, 5H7) terbium levels and is due to a dipole-dipole interaction. It is concluded that the energy transfer between gadolinium and terbium is a phonon assisted process.
Er3+ doped yttria stabilized cubic zirconia crystals were prepared by the skull melting method. From the absorption maxima in the range 330–1700 nm the eigenvectors for Er3+ were calculated. This was followed by the calculation of the transition matrix elements between each pair of electronic levels. The Judd–Ofelt parameters were obtained by fitting the measured oscillator strengths to their predicted values using the above calculated matrix elements. These, combined with the Judd–Ofelt parameters, yielded radiative transition probabilities. Stimulated cross sections of the laser transitions were calculated and possible laser levels indicated.
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