Absolute Luminous Flux and Quantum Yield of Sm<sup>3+</sup>-Doped Cadmium-Aluminum-Silicate Glasses under the Pumping of Blue Light Emitting Diode

Abstract

Absolute luminous flux and quantum yield for multichannel transition emissions have been determined in samarium ion (Sm3+)-doped cadmium-aluminum-silicate (CAS) glasses under the pumping of blue light emitting diode (LED) using an integrating sphere of 30 cm diameter, which connected to a CCD detector with a 400 μm-core optical fiber. The radiant flux and luminous flux for the visible transition emissions (550–750 nm) of Sm3+under the blue LED excitation were solved to be 123 μW and 32 mlm, respectively, which occupied 1.51% and 7.16% of the whole. The total quantum yield of the visible fluorescence of Sm3+has been calculated to be 2.52%. Investigation on optical radiation parameters for multichannel visible transition emissions of Sm3+in CAS glasses provides a reference in developing luminescence and display materials.