Silver metal enhanced photoluminescence of Tm3+ doped GeS2–Ga2S3–CsCl glasses

We report silver metal enhanced near-IR and infrared-to-visible upconversion luminescence in Tm3+ doped 70GeS2–10Ga2S3–20CsCl (in mol. %) glasses. The metal embedded glasses are prepared under controlled crystallization. Upon 808 nm excitation three fold enhancement of emissions is observed in the visible (446 nm, 496 nm, and 532 nm) and near infrared (1230 nm, 1450 nm and 1480 nm) regions. The possible mechanism responsible for the enhanced luminescence is discussed.