Fluorescence features of Sm3+ ions in Na2SO4–MO–P2O5 glass system—Influence of modifier oxide

Na2SO4–P2O5:Sm3+ glasses mixed with three different alkaline earth modifier oxides viz., MgO, CaO and BaO were prepared. Optical absorption and photoluminescence spectra of these glasses have been recorded at room temperature; the Judd–Ofelt theory was successfully applied to characterize these spectra. From this theory, various radiative properties like transition probability A, branching ratio βr, the radiative lifetime τr, for various emission levels in the spectra of these glasses have been determined and reported. An attempt has also been made to throw some light on the relationship between the structural modifications and luminescence efficiencies in the change of scenario for modifying oxides in the glass network.