Physics and Chemistry of Rare-Earth Ions Doped Glasses

Review from Ringgold Inc., ProtoView: Ions in crystal found a wide application in luminescent lamps and later in laser crystals. In these eight papers contributors describe designs and applications of different types of host glasses doped with rare earth ions. Their topics include lanthanide glass spectroscopy and fiber lasers, analysis of the laser transition and non-radiative properties of certain types of neodymium in novel fluorophosphates glasses, applications in integrated optical amplifiers, and a range of glasses doped with rare earth ions, including the synthesis and spectroscopic properties of bismuth or borate glasses, optical properties of the rare earth ions in fluoride glasses, structure and emission properties of doped sulfide glasses, luminescence spectra in doped zinc boro silicate and lead bismuth germanate glasses, and the optical properties of lithium boro-tellurite glasses doped with rare earth ions.