The past, present and future of photonic glasses: A review in homage to the United Nations International Year of glass 2022

Wilfried Blanc, Yong Gyu Choi, Xianghua Zhang, Marcelo Nalin, Kathleen A. Richardson, Giancarlo C. Righini, Maurizio Ferrari, Animesh Jha, Jonathan Massera, Shibin Jiang, John Ballato, Laeticia Petit

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Abstract

Since the invention and further development of lasers in the 1960s, photonics has grown into a field that permeates virtually every aspect of modern life. As photonics deals with the generation, transmission, modulation, amplification, conversion, and detection of light, glasses have played crucial and central roles in a multitude of applications given glasses’ diverse range of compositions, properties, and forms. They are also low-cost materials, recyclable and generally easy to fabricate. In homage to the United Nations International Year of Glass 2022, this paper reviews the past, present, and future of photonic glasses.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101084
JournalPROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE
Volume134
Early online date3 Feb 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023
Publication typeA2 Review article in a scientific journal

Keywords

  • Chalcogenide glass
  • Composite
  • Fiber
  • Film
  • Glass–ceramic
  • Hybrid
  • Optical glass
  • Waveguide

Publication forum classification

  • Publication forum level 2

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science

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