Structural and photoluminescence properties of Dy3+ doped different modifier oxide-based lithium borate glasses

Structural and photoluminescence properties of Dy³⁺ doped lithium fluoro-borate glasses with the compositions Li₂B₄O₇–BaF₂–NaF–MO (where M=Mg, Ca, Cd and Pb), Li₂B₄O₇–BaF₂–NaF–MgO–CaO and Li₂B₄O₇–BaF₂–NaF–CdO–PbO have been investigated through XRD, FTIR, optical absorption, emission and decay measurements. From the optical absorption spectra, Judd–Ofelt intensity parameters (Ω_λ, λ=2, 4 and 6) have been evaluated and are in turn used to predict radiative properties such as radiative transition probabilities (A_T), branching ratios (β_r) and stimulated emission cross sections (σ_p) for all emission levels of Dy³⁺ ion in different lithium fluoro-borate glass matrices. From the emission spectra, chromaticity color coordinates have been calculated and indicated emission color for all glass matrices. The nature of decay profiles of ⁴F_9/2 state of Dy³⁺ in all the glass matrices are analyzed.