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 …

A high curvature flexible Bragg grating, in planar technology, is designed, fabricated and
experimentally characterized by employing silica glass. The curvature sensing mechanism …

The model of rare-earth-doped optical devices based on the rate equations and the power
propagation equations can be employed for both the feasibility investigation of innovative …

Rare earth complexes have gained attention in recent years for their remarkable
luminescence properties, especially their long lifetimes, clear emission bands, and …

A blue emitter of Er3+ ions doped a host glass of a chemical composition 30B2O3–30Bi2O3–
20Li2O–10BaO–10PbO was fabricated to be used in optoelectronics devices. Four …

Perovskite solar cells could strongly compete with the silicon solar cells in the market soon
as illustrated in recent studies. In this work, promising and stable metal-free perovskite solar …

Photonic glass-ceramics are two-phase materials constituted by nanometer sized crystals,
passive or activated by luminescent species, embedded in a glass matrix. Among the …

Integration of photonic systems on deformable substrates has given rise to flexible
photonics, a research field that has rapidly emerged in recent years. By adding mechanical …

This study investigated the effect of deposition parameters on the properties of tin oxide
(SnO x) thin films deposited by direct current magnetron sputtering using a Sn metal target …

Abstract Erbium-doped SnO 2 films (Er: SnO 2) combine the properties of Er 3+ and SnO 2,
providing an avenue for developing unique luminophores with sensitized infrared emission …