Glass-Ceramics for Photonics: Advances and Perspectives
| Autor: | C. Duverger, R. J. Wiglusz, Francesco Prudenzano, Alessandro Chiasera, Iustyna Vasilchenko, Simone Normani, Stefano Pelli, Andrea Chiappini, Anna Lukowiak, Maurizio Ferrari, Giancarlo C. Righini, Brigitte Boulard, I. K. Battisha, Cristina Armellini, Marian Marciniak |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
rare earths
energy transfer Materials science Nanocomposite Fabrication Phonon business.industry planar waveguides Rare earth Physics::Optics Dielectric Engineering physics Condensed Matter::Materials Science transparent glass-ceramics Nanocrystal visual_art visual_art.visual_art_medium light confinement Optoelectronics Ceramic Photonics business |
| Zdroj: | ICTON 2014, 16th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, pp. 1–4, Graz, Austria, 6-10 July info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Anna Lukowiak, Iustyna Vasilchenko, Simone Normani, Andrea Chiappini, Alessandro Chiasera, Cristina Armellini, Claire Arfuso Duverger, Brigitte Boulard, Rafal J. Wiglusz, Stefano Pelli, Inas K. Battisha, Giancarlo C. Righini, Marian Marciniak, Maurizio Ferrari/congresso_nome:ICTON 2014, 16th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks/congresso_luogo:Graz, Austria/congresso_data:6-10 July/anno:2014/pagina_da:1/pagina_a:4/intervallo_pagine:1–4 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/ICTON.2014.6876584 |
| Popis: | Glass-ceramics are nanocomposite materials which offer specific characteristics of capital importance in photonics. This kind of two-phase materials is constituted by nanocrystals embedded in a glass matrix and the respective composition and volume fractions of crystalline and amorphous phase determine the properties of the glass-ceramic. Among these properties transparency is crucial, in particular when confined structures, such as dielectric optical waveguides, are considered, and several works have been devoted to this topic. Another important point is the role of the nanocrystals when activated by luminescent species, as rare earth ions, and their effect on the spectroscopic properties of the glass-ceramic. The presence of the crystalline environment around the rare earth ion allows high absorption and emission cross sections, reduction of the non-radiative relaxation thanks to the lower phonon cut-off energy, and tailoring of the ion-ion interaction by the control of the rare earth ion partition. Fabrication, assessment and application of glass-ceramic photonic systems, especially waveguides, deserve an appropriate discussion which is the aim of this paper, focused on luminescent glass-ceramics. In this work, a brief historical review, consolidated results and recent advances in this important scientific and technological area will be presented, and some perspectives will be outlined. |
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