Rare Earth-Activated Silica-Based Nanocomposites

Armellini, C.; Chiappini, A.; Chiasera, A.; Ferrari, M.; Jestin, Y.; Mortier, M.; Moser, E.; Retoux, R.; Righini, G. C.

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Volume 2007 | Article ID 084745 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/84745

Rare Earth-Activated Silica-Based Nanocomposites

C. Armellini,¹A. Chiappini,¹A. Chiasera,¹M. Ferrari,¹Y. Jestin,¹M. Mortier,²E. Moser,³R. Retoux,⁴and G. C. Righini^5,6

Academic Editor: Le Quoc Minh

Received03 Aug 2007

Accepted23 Nov 2007

Published23 Jan 2008

Abstract

Two different kinds of rare earth-activated glass-based nanocomposite photonic materials, which allow to tailor the spectroscopic properties of rare-earth ions: (i) Er³⁺-activated SiO₂-HfO₂ waveguide glass ceramic, and (ii) core-shell-like structures of Er³⁺-activated silica spheres obtained by a seed growth method, are presented.

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