| Summary: | The (NPbPEr) glasses of the composition (20-x) Na2SO4–20PbO–60P2O5-xEr2O3 (x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1.0 mol %) are synthesized by melt quenching process. The basic characterization studies like XRD and EDS have confirmed amorphous nature and contents of the samples. The spectroscopic studies viz., optical absorption, photoluminescence (PL) and decay profiles were carried out. The PL spectra exhibited an intense sharp green emission peak at 544 nm due to 4S3/2 → 4I15/2 transition of Er3+ ions both in down-conversion (DC, λexc = 377 nm) and up-conversion (UC, λexc = 977 nm) PL spectra. The spectra also exhibited a broad intense NIR band at 1532 nm ascribed to 4I13/2→4I15/2 transition of Er3+ ions at λexc = 977 nm. The analysis of the spectra indicated 0.5 mol% of Er2O3 is the optimal concentration for achieving maximal PL output both in the green and in NIR regions. The CIE color coordinates and the corresponding CCT (K) values were estimated from both UC and DC emission spectra. Overall analysis of the results suggested that the investigated glasses are potential candidates for getting intense green light emission and are quite suitable as optical fibre amplifiers in the green and NIR (around 1.5 μm) regions. Keywords: Sodium sulfo-phosphate glasses, Er3+ ions, Green and NIR emission
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