For obtaining shorter wavelength laser glass without using nonlinear optical crystal, The fluorescence properties of Eu
3+ were investigated in various glasses. The Eu
3+ dopedborosilico-phosphate glass has the highest emission intensity of
5D0→→
7F2 transition comparedwith other glasses, because it can be doped with high concentration of Eu
3+. The energy transferand energy backtransfer in Eu
3+ -Sm
3+ doped borosilico-phosphate glasses were also investigated. The energy transfer from Sm
3+ to Eu
3+ is very efficient and the energy backtransferfrom Eu
3+ to Sm
3+ is low. The Eu
3+ -Sm
3+ doped borosilico-phosphate glass has a verystrong emission in visible range (0.61μm) for the
5D0→→
7F2 (Eu
3+) transition. The emission intensityis about the same as Nd
3+ doped phosphate glass (LHG8) at 1.06μm.
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