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Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction to Tellurite Glasses; 1.1 Smart Materials; 1.2 Some Unique Physical Properties of Tellurite Glasses; 1.3 Recent Processing, Properties and Applications of Tellurite Glasses; References; Chapter 2: Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Some Tellurium Oxide Glasses; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Methods Used for Fabrication and Characterization of the TeO2-Based Glasses; 2.3 Stokes and Anti-Stokes Photoluminescence; 2.3.1 Frequency Upconversion Assisted by Phonon Annihilation.
2.3.2 Enhanced Frequency Upconversion and Energy Transfer in the Presence of Metallic Nanoparticles2.3.2.1 Tb3+/Eu3+-Co-Doped TZNP Glasses with Ag-NPs; 2.3.2.2 Tm3+-Doped TZO Glass with Ag-NPs; 2.3.2.3 Tm3+/Yb3+-Doped TZO with Ag-NPs; 2.3.2.4 Er3+-Doped TWB Glasses with Ag-NPs; 2.3.3 Rare-Earth Photoluminescence in the Presence of Silicon Nanocrystals; 2.4 Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties; 2.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Trivalent Lanthanides in Tellurite Glass; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Free Ions; 3.3 Rare-Earth Ions in a Static Crystal Field.
3.4 Classification of Crystal Field States and Selection Rules3.5 Intensities of Optical Transitions; 3.6 Optical Properties of the REIs in Tellurite Glasses; 3.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Nonoxide Tellurium-Based Glasses; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Structure and Properties of Telluride Glasses; 4.2.1 General Aspects; 4.2.2 Different Families of Telluride Glasses; 4.2.2.1 Chalcohalide Glasses: TeX Glasses; 4.2.2.2 Highly Reticulated Telluride Glasses; 4.2.2.3 Stabilizing Telluride Glasses by Addition of Selenium; 4.2.2.4 Copper-Containing Telluride Glasses for Electrical Applications.
4.2.2.5 Telluride Glasses as Phase-Change Materials4.3 Synthesis of Telluride Glasses; 4.4 Applications of Telluride Glasses; 4.4.1 Fibers for Mid- and Far-Infrared Spectroscopies; 4.4.1.1 Far-Infrared Exploration; 4.4.1.2 Fiber Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy; 4.4.1.3 Opto-Electrophoretic Sensing; 4.4.2 Thermoelectricity; 4.4.3 Data Storage; 4.5 Summary; References; Chapter 5: Photonic Applications of Tellurite Glasses; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Photonic Applications of Tellurite Glasses; 5.3 Photonics Field Application of Tellurite Glasses; 5.3.1 Nanowires; 5.3.2 Planar and Channel Waveguide.
5.3.3 Fiber on Glass Waveguide5.3.4 Localized Temperature Sensing; References; Chapter 6: Lasers Utilising Tellurite Glass-Based Gain Media; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Rare-Earth-Doped Tellurite Glass Lasers; 6.2.1 Neodymium: Nd3+; 6.2.1.1 Bulk Glass; 6.2.1.2 Fibre; 6.2.1.3 Microcavity; 6.2.2 Erbium: Er3+; 6.2.2.1 Fibre; 6.2.2.2 Microcavity; 6.2.3 Thulium: Tm3+; 6.2.3.1 Bulk Glass; 6.2.3.2 Fibre; 6.2.3.3 Microcavity; 6.2.4 Holmium: Ho3+; 6.2.4.1 Bulk Glass; 6.2.4.2 Fibre; 6.3 Other Tellurite Glass Light Sources; 6.3.1 Raman Lasers; 6.3.2 Supercontinuum Sources.
2.3.2 Enhanced Frequency Upconversion and Energy Transfer in the Presence of Metallic Nanoparticles2.3.2.1 Tb3+/Eu3+-Co-Doped TZNP Glasses with Ag-NPs; 2.3.2.2 Tm3+-Doped TZO Glass with Ag-NPs; 2.3.2.3 Tm3+/Yb3+-Doped TZO with Ag-NPs; 2.3.2.4 Er3+-Doped TWB Glasses with Ag-NPs; 2.3.3 Rare-Earth Photoluminescence in the Presence of Silicon Nanocrystals; 2.4 Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties; 2.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Trivalent Lanthanides in Tellurite Glass; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Free Ions; 3.3 Rare-Earth Ions in a Static Crystal Field.
3.4 Classification of Crystal Field States and Selection Rules3.5 Intensities of Optical Transitions; 3.6 Optical Properties of the REIs in Tellurite Glasses; 3.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Nonoxide Tellurium-Based Glasses; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Structure and Properties of Telluride Glasses; 4.2.1 General Aspects; 4.2.2 Different Families of Telluride Glasses; 4.2.2.1 Chalcohalide Glasses: TeX Glasses; 4.2.2.2 Highly Reticulated Telluride Glasses; 4.2.2.3 Stabilizing Telluride Glasses by Addition of Selenium; 4.2.2.4 Copper-Containing Telluride Glasses for Electrical Applications.
4.2.2.5 Telluride Glasses as Phase-Change Materials4.3 Synthesis of Telluride Glasses; 4.4 Applications of Telluride Glasses; 4.4.1 Fibers for Mid- and Far-Infrared Spectroscopies; 4.4.1.1 Far-Infrared Exploration; 4.4.1.2 Fiber Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy; 4.4.1.3 Opto-Electrophoretic Sensing; 4.4.2 Thermoelectricity; 4.4.3 Data Storage; 4.5 Summary; References; Chapter 5: Photonic Applications of Tellurite Glasses; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Photonic Applications of Tellurite Glasses; 5.3 Photonics Field Application of Tellurite Glasses; 5.3.1 Nanowires; 5.3.2 Planar and Channel Waveguide.
5.3.3 Fiber on Glass Waveguide5.3.4 Localized Temperature Sensing; References; Chapter 6: Lasers Utilising Tellurite Glass-Based Gain Media; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Rare-Earth-Doped Tellurite Glass Lasers; 6.2.1 Neodymium: Nd3+; 6.2.1.1 Bulk Glass; 6.2.1.2 Fibre; 6.2.1.3 Microcavity; 6.2.2 Erbium: Er3+; 6.2.2.1 Fibre; 6.2.2.2 Microcavity; 6.2.3 Thulium: Tm3+; 6.2.3.1 Bulk Glass; 6.2.3.2 Fibre; 6.2.3.3 Microcavity; 6.2.4 Holmium: Ho3+; 6.2.4.1 Bulk Glass; 6.2.4.2 Fibre; 6.3 Other Tellurite Glass Light Sources; 6.3.1 Raman Lasers; 6.3.2 Supercontinuum Sources.