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Er3+ and Yb3+ ions codoped calcium aluminum germanate glass has been synthesized by solid-state reaction. An intense infrared emission at 1534 nm, which corresponds to the minimum losses of silica based fibers used in optical communications, and visible emissions at 416, 490, 525, 548, and 660 nm, corresponding to the 4I13/2→4I15/2, 2H9/2→4I15/2, 4F7/2→4I15/2, 2H11/2→4I15/2, 4S3/2→4I15/2, and 4F9/2→4I15/2 transitions of Er3+ ions, respectively, were simultaneously observed in this glass under the excitation of a 978 nm diode laser at room temperature. These emissions are mainly attributed to energy transfer from Yb3+ ions to Er3+ ions. The up-conversion processes involve a sequential two-photon absorption for the red (660 nm), the green emissions (525 and 548 nm) and the blue emission (490 nm), and a sequential three-photon absorption for the violet-bluish emission (416 nm). The up-conversion fluorescence of Ca3Al2Ge3O12:Er,Yb glass can be used to detect 980 nm infrared laser light.

In this work, erbium-doped calcium aluminum silicate (CAS) glass has been synthesized by solid-state reaction. Intense emission at 1534 nm, corresponding to the 4 I 13/2 → 4 I 15/2 transition of the Er 3+ ion, was observed upon both 488 nm Ar + laser and 978 nm diode laser excitations at room temperature. The luminescence mechanisms in the glass are discussed. These results indicate this glass is a promising laser material with its high chemical durability and thermal stability.

In this work, a promising solid-state laser material, Er-doped cadmium aluminum silicate glass, has been synthesized by solid-state reaction. Very intense emission at 1534 nm, corresponding to the 4I13/2→4I15/2 transition of Er3+ ions, was observed upon both 488 nm Ar+ laser and 632.8 nm He–Ne laser excitations at room temperature. Possible cross-relaxation processes in the glass are discussed.