The Physics of Advanced Optical Materials: Tellurite Glasses: Tellurite Glasses

This book provides expert coverage of the physical properties of new non-crystalline solids--tellurite glass smart materials--and the latest applications of these materials, offering insights into innovative applications for radiation shielding, energy harvesting, laser devices, and temperature sensing, among others. In particular, there is a focus on optics, energy conversion technology and laser devices, structural and luminescence properties for laser applications, optothermal and optical properties in the presence of gold nanoparticles, and lanthanide doped zinc oxyfluoro-tellurite glass as a new smart material. Additional chapters address the properties and uses of tellurite glasses in optical sensing, the significance of Near Infrared (NIR) emissions, solar cells, solar energy harvesting, luminescent displays, and the development of bioactive-based tellurite-lanthanide (Te-Ln) doped hydroxyapatite composites for biomedical applications. As the world's reliance on glass increases, this book serves as a link between the latest findings on tellurite glasses and real-world technological advancement. Academic researchers and industry professionals alike will find this book a useful resource in keeping abreast of recent developments in the field. Focuses on the latest technological advancements in applications of tellurite glasses Highlights new physical properties of tellurite glass containing gold nanoparticles Appeals to a broad audience of academic researchers and industry professionals. "This handbook discusses the physical constants and properties of the unique, non-crystalline solids known as tellurite glasses. It includes rigid data from experiments conducted over the last 60 years and presents their elastic, anelastic, optical, electrical, and thermal properties. This second edition covers advances in development and applications such as new photonics, sensing, and optics applications. It includes new glass forming systems, thermal, elastic, relaxation, electrical, and optical properties, together with new current and potential applications, including nanocomposites, optical devices and fibers, photonics, and communication"-- "This textbook, geared for junior- and senior-level materials science courses within engineering and other appropriate departments, is produced in part to address the perceived gap among specialists, like physicists, chemists, and material scientists, in their understanding of the properties of tellurite glasses. Four groups of these properties -- elastic and anelastic, thermal, electrical, and optical--have received most attention"-- This book focuses on advanced optical properties and applications of tellurite glasses and tellurite glasses doped with rare-earth nanoparticles. The initial chapter presents the current state of the art in tellurite glass development, focusing on those compositions doped with nanoparticles based on rare-earth elements such as neodymium and erbium. The book then discusses various linear and nonlinear optical properties (e.g., refractive index, absorption, optical susceptibility) of these glasses in the visible and ultraviolet spectral regions. Finally, it looks at a selection of recent technological applications of doped tellurite glasses, such as highly efficient laser glass, novel temperature sensors, and advanced optical fiber material. Featuring comprehensive and up-to-date data sets, along with a topical discussion of promising new areas of application, this book is particularly suitable for researchers and industry professionals working in the field of glass manufacturing for optics and laser applications. "This handbook discusses the physical constants and properties of the unique, non-crystalline solids known as tellurite glasses. It includes rigid data from experiments conducted over the last 60 years and presents their elastic, anelastic, optical, electrical, and thermal properties. This second edition covers advances in development and applications such as new photonics, sensing, and optics applications. It includes new glass forming systems, thermal, elastic, relaxation, electrical, and optical properties, together with new current and potential applications, including nanocomposites, optical devices and fibers, photonics, and communication"-- Provided by publisher "This textbook, geared for junior- and senior-level materials science courses within engineering and other appropriate departments, is produced in part to address the perceived gap among specialists, like physicists, chemists, and material scientists, in their understanding of the properties of tellurite glasses. Four groups of these properties -- elastic and anelastic, thermal, electrical, and optical--have received most attention"-- Provided by publisher Tellurite Glasses Handbook: Physical Properties and Data, Second Edition covers the current dominant physical properties of this prototype glass system. Focusing on thermal, elastic, acoustic, electrical, and optical properties, this second edition incorporates the latest scientific data and up-to-date applications of tellurite glass. New Topics in A study of non-crystalline solid tellurite glasses. The author has collected rigid data from experiments and presents their elastic, anelastic, optical, electrical and thermal properties. He also discusses experimental techniques, applications and directions for further research