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When an erbium-doped fluoride fiber was pumped with a red dye laser beam that resonantly excites the (4)F(9/2) state, we detected efficient violet upconversion emission from the (2)P(3/2) state that is much stronger than the green upconversion emission from the (4)S(3/2) state. Such unusual violet emission was found to be due to a three-photon excitation process.
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