Energy transfer characteristics of silicate glass doped with Er3+, Tm3+, and Ho3+ for 2μm emission J. Appl. Phys. 114, 243501 (2013); 10.1063/1.4852535 1.8 μ m emission of highly thulium doped fluorophosphate glasses J. Appl. Phys. 108, 083504 (2010); 10.1063/1.3499283 Spectroscopic properties and Judd-Ofelt theory analysis of Dy 3 + doped oxyfluoride silicate glassConventional visible and novel infrared ͑IR͒ emissions of Sm 3+ in heavy-metal-gallate glasses ͑Li 2 O-K 2 O -BaO-PbO-Bi 2 O 3 -Ga 2 O 3 , LKBPBG for short͒ with low phonon energy have been observed. Judd-Ofelt parameters ⍀ 2 ͑3.00ϫ 10 −20 cm 2 ͒, ⍀ 4 ͑5.19ϫ 10 −20 cm 2 ͒, and ⍀ 6 ͑1.69 ϫ 10 −20 cm 2 ͒ indicate a higher asymmetry and stronger covalent environment in the optical glasses. For the visible fluorescence bands peaked at 564, 601, 648, and 710 nm, the maximum stimulated emission cross-sections ͑ e ͒ were derived to be 1.35ϫ 10 −22 , 9.21ϫ 10 −22 , 9.58ϫ 10 −22 , and 3.91 ϫ 10 −22 cm 2 , respectively, the values are larger than those in phosphate, oxyfluoroborate, tellurite, and calibo glasses obviously. The observed 1185 nm IR emission lies in the low-loss window of telecommunication system, and the maximum value of e for this band was obtained to be 6.09 ϫ 10 −23 cm 2 . The characterization of multichannel radiative transitions of Sm 3+ in LKBPBG glasses is beneficial in exposing its potential applications in visible and IR optoelectronic devices.