Integrated photonics is attracting considerable attention and has found many applications in
both classical and quantum optics, fulfilling the requirements for the ever-growing complexity …

This Review provides an exhaustive and detailed description of ion migration phenomena
which occur inside transparent dielectric media due to the interaction with intense ultrashort …

An overview of recent achievements in the field of femtosecond laser writing in transparent
materials is presented. Thanks to the unique properties of light–matter interaction on the …

The tremendous interest in the field of waveguide lasers in the past two decades is largely
attributed to the geometry of the gain medium, which provides the possibility to store optical …

The rapid expansion of femtosecond (fs) laser technology brought previously unavailable
capabilities to laser material processing. One of the areas which benefited the most due to …

Newly phosphate-based glasses containing cadmium with the form 40P 2 O 5–10Li 2 O–(50–
x) ZnO–x CdO (x= 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 mol%) were synthesized via a conventional melt …

Construction of an active composite with multicolor visible and broadband near-infrared
luminescence is of great technological importance for various applications, including three …

Smart phones and tablets have become ubiquitous. Corning® Gorilla® Glass is well-known
to provide durability and scratch-resistance to many smart phones and other mobile devices …

Femtosecond laser‐based fabrication of integrated photonic crystal waveguides inside of a
transparent polymer is reported. In general, the fabrication of waveguides based on …

Physical, FTIR, ultrasonic, and dielectric characteristics of calcium lead-borate glasses: 50B
2 O 3–30CaO–20PbO–x Er 2 O 3–y Nd 2 O 3:(x, y)=(0, 0; BCP),(0, 1; 1Nd),(1, 0; 1Er), and (1 …