Glasseswiththecompositionof65GeO212Ga2O3-10BaO-8Li2O-5La2O3(molarratio)dopedwith1.526wt.%,3.006wt.%,5.836wt.%,11.028wt.%,and15.678wt.%Tm2O3,respectively,werefabricatedbyconventionalmeltingmethod.AccordingtotheabsorptionspectraandtheJudd-Ofelttheory,theJ-Ostrengthparameters(Ω2,Ω4,Ω6)werecalculated,withwhichtheradiativetransitionprobabilities,branchingratiosandradiativelifetimeswereobtained.Theinfraredemissionspectra(with808nmLDexcitation)at～1.47and～1.8μmofvariousconcentrationsofTm3+-dopedglasseswerestudied.Theemissionintensityat～1.8μmreachedtothemaximumwhentheTm2O3-dopingconcentrationwasneartobe～3.006wt.%(1.0mol.%),andthendecreasedasdopingconcentrationincreasedfurther.Themechanismofthefluorescenceintensitychangewasexplainedwiththecross-relaxationeffectandtheconcentrationquenchingeffectofTm3+.Meanwhile,accordingtoMcCumbertheory,theabsorptionandemissioncross-sectionscorrespondingtothe3F4→3H6transitionsofTm3+at1.8μmwasobtained.ForTm3+-dopedgermanateglasses,themaximumemissioncross-sectionreachedavaluehigherthanthatre-portedforfluorozircoaluminateglasses.Itisexpectedtobeafavorablecandidatehostfor～2.0μmmid-inflatedlaserbecausetheglassshowsfavorableopticalspectra.
