Abstract
Spectroscopic properties of thulium-doped germanate, silica, and phosphate glasses were measured and compared since such glasses are of interest as materials for fiber lasers in the eye-safe wavelength region. F43 excited state fluorescence decay dynamics was investigated at temperatures from 8to300K and the results revealed a strong dependence of the F43 lifetime on the host matrix. The temperature-dependent stimulated emission cross section was obtained by using the Fuchtbauer–Ladenburg technique. In phosphate glass the fluorescent lifetime is short, making this material difficult to use for 2μm laser purposes. Tm3+-doped germanate glass shows a longer lifetime than silica, a comparable value of stimulated emission cross section and some interesting temperature-independent properties.
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