Authors:
Nikolay Nikonorov
1
;
Vladimir Aseev
1
;
Victor Dubrovin
1
;
Alexander Ignatiev
1
;
Sergey Ivanov
2
;
Yevgeny Sgibnev
1
and
Alexander Sidorov
1
Affiliations:
1
ITMO University, Russian Federation
;
2
University ITMO, Russian Federation
Keyword(s):
Photo-thermo-refractive Glass, Ion-exchangeable Glass, Photoetchable Glass, Bragg Grating, Waveguide, Phosphors, Down-converter, Thermo-sensor, Biosensor.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Photonic and Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
;
Photonics
;
Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology
Abstract:
Novel optical elements and devices (holographic volume Bragg gratings, gradient optical elements, optical and plasmonic waveguides, hollow structures, thermo-and biosensors, phosphors for LEDs, down-converters for solar cells) have been designed and fabricated based on new polyfunctional photo-thermo-refractive glasses. Some technologies (photo-thermo-induced crystallization, holograms recording, laser treatment, ion exchange, chemical etching) have been used. Shown that photo-thermo-refractive glasses can be used as a basic optical material for many photonics applications with the characteristics comparable with other commercially available materials.