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- DEDICATION
- CERTIFICATE
- DECLARATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- 1 General Introduction
- 1.1 The Glassy State
- 1.2 Definition of a Glass
- 1.3 Formation of Glass
- 1.3.1 Glasses Front Melts
- 1.3.2 Sol-Gel Processing
- 1.4 Structure and Topology
- 1.5 Glass as Laser Host
- 1.6 Spectroscopy of Rare Earths in Glass
- 1.6.1 Judd-Ofelt Theory
- 1.6.2 Energy Transfer in Doped Glasses
- 1.6.3 Phonon Sideband (PSB) Spectroscopy
- 1.7 Sol-Gel Thin Films and Applications
- 1.7.1 Luminescent Antireflection Coatings (LARC)
- 1.7.2 Fiber Optic pH Sensors
- References
- 2 Spectral and Laser Analysis of Mn2+: Pr3+System in Phosphate Glasses
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Experimental
- 2.3 Spectroscopic Parameters
- 2.4 Radiative Transition Parameters
- 2.5 Nonradiative Decay Processes
- 2.6 Results and Discussion
- 2.7 Conclusions
- References
- 3 Modified Judd-Ofelt Analysis of Pr3+ in Silica and Phosphate Glasses
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Theoretical Model I
- 3.3 Theoretical Model II
- 3.4 Experimental
- 3.5 Results And Discussion
- 3.6 Conclusions
- References
- 4 Phonon Sideboards and Local Vibrational Analysis of Eu3+ Doped Glasses
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Experimental Procedure
- 4.3 Theoretical Background
- 4.4 Results and Discussion
- 4.5 Conclusions
- References
- 5 Synthesis Characterisation and Applications of Sol-Gel Thin Films
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Theory of Sol-Gel Dip Coating
- 5.3 PC Based Dip Coating System
- 5.3.1 Hardware Description of the System
- 5.3.2 Mechanical Part of the System
- 5.3.3 Software for the System
- 5.4 Luminescent Antireflection Coating (LARC) as Solar Collectors
- 5.4.1 Efficiency of Solar Cells
- 5.4.2 Film Formation
- 5.4.3 Optical Response of the Films
- 5.4.4 Photovoltaic Characteristics
- 5.5 Evanescent Wave Based Fiber Optic pH Sensor (Optode)
- 5.5.1 Experimental Procedure
- 5.5.2 Results and Discussion
- 5.6 Conclusions
- References
- APPENDIX A