Energy upconversion in erbium doped oxyfluoride tellurite glass

In this article, we have investigated energy upconversion process in erbium doped oxyfuoride tellurite glasses exciated with 980 nm diode laser. The glasses used in measurements are with a mol% composition of 70TeO2-9PbF2-190AlF3-10BaF2-1Er2O3. The Ωs intensity parameters, the radiative rates, the branching ratios and the fluorescence lifetimes were calculated based upon the Judd-Ofelt theory and the experimental absorption spectrum. Under 980 nm excitation, efficient 530, 544, and 665 nm upconversion emission are due to two-photon absorption processes.