Upconversion properties of Er3+ doped lead silicate glasses

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Capobianco, JA [1 ]
Prevost, G [1 ]
Proulx, PP [1 ]
Kabro, P [1 ]
Bettinelli, M [1 ]
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[1] UNIV VERONA,FAC SCI,SEZ CHIM,IST POLICATTEDRA,MM FF NN,I-37134 VERONA,ITALY
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10.1016/0925-3467(96)00031-6
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We report the spectroscopic behaviour of the Er3+ ion in two lead silicate glasses containing different concentrations of PbO. Evidence is given for blue and green upconversion fluorescence in the two Er3+ doped lead silicate glasses with the use of 650 nm, 800 nm and 1.5 mu m excitation. Analysis of the results shows that upconversion occurs via the sequential absorption of photons from the metastable I-4(13/2) state. Furthermore, we show that upconversion is facilitated due to the low radiative transition probabilities and to the inefficient multiphonon relaxation.
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