title: Estimation of peak Raman gain coefficients for Barium-Bismuth-Tellurite glasses from spontaneous Raman cross-section experiments.
abstract: In this paper we explore the TeO(2)-Bi(2)O(3)-BaO glass family with varied TeO(2) concentration for Raman gain applications, and we report, for the first time, the peak Raman gain coefficients of glasses within this glass family extrapolated from non-resonant absolute Raman cross-section measurements at 785 nm. Estimated Raman gain coefficients show peak values of up to 40 times higher than silica for the main TeO(2) bands. Other optical properties, including index dispersion from the visible to the long wave Infrared (LWIR) are also summarized in this paper.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Optical Materials Science and Technology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Charmayne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Massera
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rivero-Baleine
authors.forename: Corey
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bungay
authors.forename: Laeticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001464:Barium; D001729:Bismuth; D005898:Glass; D008420:Manufactured Materials; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*; D013691:Tellurium
chemical_list: D001464:Barium; C026660:tellurous acid; D013691:Tellurium; D001729:Bismuth