Novel Tellurite Glasses and Nanocluster Doped Silica for Photonics

The topic of this review is a summary of the photonics research currently performed at the Material Science and Chemical Engineering Department at Politecnico di Torino, with an emphasis on novel tellurite glasses and nanocluster doped silica for photonics. The fabrication and characterization of no...

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Main Authors: Milanese, D., Qiuping Chen, Guihua Liao, Jianjun Xing, Chiaretta, D., Fokine, M., Ferraris, M.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical engineering
Chemical lasers
Fiber lasers
Glass
glasses
Materials science and technology
nanostructured glasses
non linear optics
Optical device fabrication
Optical fibers
Photonics
Pump lasers
rare earth doping
Silicon compounds
tellurite
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Summary:The topic of this review is a summary of the photonics research currently performed at the Material Science and Chemical Engineering Department at Politecnico di Torino, with an emphasis on novel tellurite glasses and nanocluster doped silica for photonics. The fabrication and characterization of novel tellurite glasses and their optical fibers, with the aim of obtaining laser sources operating in the near infrared, will be reviewed. Doping with Tm, Yb and Ho have been investigated and different pumping schemes are evaluated in order to optimize laser performance. Nanocluster doped glasses, which are of great interest for nonlinear applications in telecommunications as well as for different types of plasmonic sensors, will also be discussed. Specifically, the fabrication and characterization of nano-metal glass composites manufacturing by RF sputtering.
ISSN:2162-7339
DOI:10.1109/ICTON.2007.4296210