Abstract
We present experimental results on the effects of isothermal and isochronal heat treatments, cooling and heating rates in the temperature range 400–600 °C on the optical properties of the bismuth-related active centers (BACs) formed in glass with high GeO2 content. The results reported here provide evidence that a luminescence intensity increment is caused by an increase in the amount of the BACs, but is not related to the modification of the structure of the BACs itself. Analyzing the experimental data, it was determined that the cooling rate has no noticeable effect on the ratio between the number of the BACs and that of the non-laser-active ones responsible for the unsaturable loss. Finally, some discussion of the annealing behavior of the BACs is provided.
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