Enhanced Optical Properties of Germanate and Tellurite Glasses Containing Metal or Semiconductor Nanoparticles

Table 1

Composition and parameters used for production of the glass samples. M/A refer to melting/annealing.

Sample	Glass composition (wt.%)	Dopants (wt.%)	M/A temperature (°C)	M/A time (h)
PGO-Er/Yb:Ag	40.3GeO2-59.7PbO	0.5Er2O3-3.0Yb2O3-1.0AgNO3	1200/420	1/2
PGO-Eu:Ag	40.3GeO2-59.7PbO	0.5Eu2O3-3.0AgNO3	1200/420	1/3
BGO-Eu:Au	58.4GeO2-41.6Bi2O3	0.5Eu2O3-3.0Au2O3	1100/420	1/3
BGO-Er:Si	58.4GeO2-41.6Bi2O3	0.5Er2O3-0.2Si nanopowder	1100/420	1/3
TZO-Er:Ag	85.0TeO2-15.0ZnO	0.5Tm2O3-2.0AgNO3	800/325	20/2
TWB-Er:Ag	54.5TeO2-22.6WO3-22.7Bi2O3	1.0Er2O3-2.0AgNO3	760/360	45/1