The Judd–Ofelt parameters are calculated for Tb3+ ions in yttrium-aluminum-borate glasses coactivated by Tb3+ and Ce3+ (X1) and activated solely by Tb3+ (X2). The following parameters are obtained: Ω2 = 5.45 × 10 –20, Ω4 = 2.82 × 10 –20, Ω6 = 3.76 × 10 –20 cm2 for X1 and Ω2 = 4.99 × 10 –20, Ω4 = 2.18 × 10 –20, Ω6 = 3.51 × 10 –20 cm2 for X2. It is shown that these glasses hold promise as a basis for the development of converters of UV-radiation into the green-yellow region of the spectrum.
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This work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (grants MK-1398.2014.3 and 14.Z50.31.0009).
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Ziyatdinova, M.Z., Golubev, N.V., Ignat’eva, E.S. et al. Spectroscopic Properties of Yttrium-Aluminum-Borate Glasses Activated by Terbium and Cerium Ions. Glass Ceram 72, 366–369 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10717-016-9791-1
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