Raman and optical absorption spectroscopic investigation of Yb-Er codoped phosphate glasses containing SiO_2

Yb-Er codoped Na2O-Al2O3-P2O5-xSiO2 glasses containing 0 - 20 mol% SiO2 were prepared successfully. The addition of SiO2 to the phosphate glass not only lengthens the bond between pS＋ and non-bridging oxygen but also reduces the number of P=O bond. In contrast with silicate glass in which there is only four-fold coordinated Si4＋, most probably there coexist [SiO4] tetrahedron and [SiO6] oetahedron in our glasses. Within the range of 0 - 20 mol% SiO2 addition, the stimulated emission cross-section of Era＋ ion only decreases no more than 10%. The Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters of Er3＋, Ω2 does not change greatly, but Ω4 and Ω6 decrease obviously with increasing SiO2 addition, because the bond between Er3＋ and O2- is more strongly eovalently bonded.     

Effect of P2O5 addition on the structural and spectroscopic properties of sodium aluminosilicate glass

The structural and spectroscopic properties of Na₂O-Al₂O₃-SiO₂-xP₂O₅ glasses（x = 0 to 7 mol%） are investigated.Both Raman and IR spectra reveal that discrete phosphate species([PO₄]^-3,[PO3O_1/2]^-2) with low polymerization degree can be formed in the silicate glass.These phosphate structures scavenge non-bridging oxygen ions and cations from the silicate network,resulting in an increase of the glass transition temperature.According to the Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters（Ω₂,Ω₄,Ω₆） of Er³⁺.the asymmetry of local environment around Er³⁺ becomes higher,and the bond covalency between Er³⁺ and O^2-decreases after P2O5 is introduced.In the emission spectra,photo-luminescence intensity increases with increasing P₂O₅ concentration and the spectra are inhornogeneously broadened,revealing that the ligand electric field around Er³⁺ is dramatically changed,and the glass matrix becomes disordered.