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

Preface
Contents
1 Linear Refractive Index of Some Tellurite Glasses
	1.1 Experimental Measurement and Some Data of Linear Refractive Index
	1.2 Thermo-Optic Coefficient
	1.3 Theoretical Analysis of Linear Refractive Index
	1.4 Sellmeier Coefficients for Some Tellurite Glasses
	1.5 Nano-Rare-Earth Ions in Tellurite Glasses
	1.6 Refractive Index in Terahertz (THz)
	References
2 Nonlinear Refractive Index of Some Tellurite Glasses
	2.1 Measurement of Nonlinear Refractive Index
	2.2 Relationship Between Linear and Nonlinear Refractive Indices
	2.3 Models of Nonlinear Refractive Index
	2.4 Nonlinear Optical Absorption
	2.5 Data of Nonlinear Refractive Index of Some Tellurite Glasses
	References
3 Ultraviolet Absorption Spectra of Some Tellurite Glasses
	3.1 Measurements of UV Spectra
	3.2 Theoretical Background
	3.3 Some Experimental Data, Fermi Energy, Optical Band Gap, and Impact of R.E.NPs
	3.4 Transition Metal Doped Tellurite Glass-Ceramics
	3.5 Quantum Dot-Embedded Tellurite Glass
	References
4 Some Physical Characteristics of Tellurite Glasses and Tellurite Glass Ceramics
	4.1 Thermoluminescence Dosimetry (TLD)
	4.2 Luminescence Properties and Spectra
	4.3 Emission and Absorption
	4.4 White Light Source and Optical Thermometry
	4.5 Impact of Rare-Earth Nanoparticles on Up-Conversion, Down-Conversion, and Thermal Properties of Tellurite Glasses
	4.6 Tellurite Glasses, Tellurite Glass Ceramics, and Tellurite Ceramics for Different Purposes
	References
Index