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Alkali halide crystals doped with Er3+ exhibit several properties that make them promising for practical use in optical fibers and converters of the emission spectrum. In this work, we studied the luminescence spectra of crystals as a function of the excitation radiation wavelength and the temperature dependences of the luminescence intensity in the up-conversion mechanism of excitation of the most intense lines (530, 550, and 650 nm) and upon excitation at 980 nm. In KPb2Cl5:Er3+, RbPb2Br5:Er3+, and KPb2Cl5:Er3+ + Yb3+ crystals, the luminescence kinetics were measured upon excitation at 313 and 365 nm, and the theoretical estimates of lifetimes were made using the Judd–Ofelt theory. The results can be used in the development of laser-based systems and for estimating the degree of approximation of calculations by the Judd–Ofelt method for these crystals.
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The work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (the basic part of the state assignment, project no. 3.1485.2017/4.6) and Resolution no. 211 of the Government of the Russian Federation (contract no. 02.A03.21.0006).
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Serazetdinov, A.R., Smirnov, A.A., Pustovarov, V.A. et al. Spectroscopic Properties of KPb2Cl5 and RbPb2Br5 Doped with Er3+ and Yb3+. Phys. Solid State 61, 811–817 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783419050299
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783419050299