This short paper reports both the photoluminescence and the lifetime measur
ements of a prominent emission transition (D-5(0)-->F-7(2)) Of Eu3+ both in
the presence and absence of the codopant rare earth ion (Dy3+) in an optic
al glass of the composition (79 - x)TeO2 + 6AlF(3) + 15LiF + xLn(2)O(3) as
a function of temperature down to 10 K. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All
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