EXPRESS: A Novel Er3+ Doped SiO2-Al2O3-Na2O-CaO Glass Materials for Near-Infrared Photonic Applications: Unveiling the Structural, Optical Absorption, Optical Bandgap Energy, Photoluminescence, and Spectroscopic Properties.
Although Er3+-doped glasses have been shown to be capable of producing an excellent combination of near-infrared and visible emissions; a number of conventional glass matrices are hampered by low levels of solubility for rare earths, concentration quenching, and poor structural uniformity which result in lower than des...