The preparation of Al3+-added perovskite titanate Sr1-xPrxTiO3:Al3+ (SPTO:Al) thin films that show strong red emission by an excimer laser assisted metal-organic-deposition (ELAMOD) process using XeCl and KrF lasers at temperatures below 400 degrees C in air was investigated, and SPTO:Al polycrystalline thin films were successfully grown by KrF laser irradiation with a fluence of 100 mJ/cm(2) at 250 degrees C. The fabricated polycrystalline film has good crystallinity and clearly shows red emission. The PL emission peaks were observed at 493. 533 and 612 nm, which are assigned to the transitions of P-3(0) -> H-3(4), P-3(0) -> H-3(5) -> D-1(2) -> H-3(4) of Pr3+, respectively. The emission at 493 nm. corresponding to P-3(0) -> H-3(4) transition, of the film prepared by ELAMOD is relatively; strong compared to the film prepared by thermal process. This could be due to the local lattice distortion around Pr3+ generated by the laser irradiation. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.