Tellurite glass and its application in lasers

This chapter provides expert coverage of the physical properties of new noncrystalline solids—tellurite glass and the latest laser applications of the material —offering insights into innovative applications for laser and sensing devices, among others. In particular, there is a focus on specialty optical fibers, supercontinuum generationandlaserdevices,andluminescencepropertiesforlaser applications. This chapter also addresses the fabrication and optical properties and uses oftellurite glasses inopticalfibersand opticalmicrocavities, thesignificance of from near infrared (NIR) to mid-infrared (MIR) emissions and the development of tellurite glass-based microcavity lasers. The important attributes of these tellurite glasses and their applications in lasers were discussed in this chapter.