The spectroscopic properties of the trivalent lanthanide ions Pr3+, Nd3+, Sm3+, Eu3+, Tb3+, Dy3+, Ho3+, Er3+ and Tm3+ in the fluorophosphate glass 75NaPO(3)-24BaF(2)-1LnF(3) (where Ln=lanthanide ion) are described. The dipole strengths of the transitions in the absorption spectrum are parameterised in terms of three Omega(lambda) (lambda=2, 4 and 6) Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.