Wet chemical synthesis of bulk optical materials

Fluorescence Line-Narrowing Study of Eu3+-Doped Sol−Gel Silica: Effect of Modifying Cations on the Clustering of Eu3+

“…In the past decade, many applications of the sol−gel process to the preparation of thin film, fiber, and monolithic optical materials have been reported. − The potential advantages of the sol−gel method for preparing optical materials include obtaining new chemical compositions, better purity, and more convenient processing conditions. Optical properties achieved in sol−gel materials include 1,2 graded refractive indexes, waveguiding, chemical sensing, optical amplification, frequency doubling, and lasing.…”

Sol-Gel Activities in the United States, a 1991 Perspective

“…The present author together with his colleagues (5) has speculated that the increased index of gel-derived Si0 2 may be associated with the presence of carbon in the glass, either as SiC or elemental C. The estimated amount of SiC required to produce the observed increase in index is about 0.4 vol.%. This was attributed to its low concentrations of hydroxyl and cation impurities.…”

Obtención y propiedades fisicoquímicas de sistemas sol-gel SnO2, a-Sn(MPO4)2·H2O, Cd2SnO, SNO4, SiO2 y Al2O3. Redes, películas delgadas y sus aplicaciones tecnológicas

“…La literatura acerca de la obtención de películas (recubrimientos) con funciones ópticas específicas es particularmente extensa. Entre estas funciones mencionaremos solamente las guías de onda planas (8,9) , con propiedades laser (10,11) y fotocatalíticas (12)(13)(14) , sensibles ópticamente (15,16) .…”