Er/Ybco-dopedborate-silicateglasseswithvariousYbconcentrationswerefabricatedbyhigh-temperaturesolid-reactionmethod.Thephotoluminescencespectraaround1.55μmandthevisibleupconversionspectraweremeasured.TheradiativelifetimeofEr-4I13/2,com-paredwiththemeasuredone,wasobtainedbyJudd-Ofelttheorybasedontheabsorptionspectra.ArateequationmodelforEr/Ybco-dopedsystemhasbeenestablishedbasedonthedataobtainedfromthemeasurements,includingtheabsorptionandemissio...