Transparent glass ceramics (TGCs) with minimized scattering loss offer the combined
characteristics of both glasses and (transparent) ceramics. The functionalities of the …

Laser frequency combs are coherent light sources that emit a broad spectrum of discrete,
evenly spaced narrow lines whose absolute frequency can be measured to within the …

Enabling broad tunability, high peak and average power, ultrashort pulse duration, and all
known modes of laser operation-transition-metal (TM)-doped II-VI chalcogenides are the …

Transition metal (TM) doped II-VI chalcogenide laser materials offer a unique blend of
physical, spectroscopic, and technological parameters that make them the gain media of …

Pulsed lasers operating in the mid-infrared (3–20 μm) are important for a wide range of
applications in sensing, spectroscopy, imaging and communications. Despite recent …

Fifty years have elapsed from the moment the first light transmitting ceramic‐based
commercial item—a sodium vapor‐based street lamp component—reached the market. This …

Glass containing optically active nanoparticles have been manufactured for centuries.
However, only in the early 1900s, the invention of ultramicroscope and development of Mie …

Solid-state laser has been widely used in industrial production, military weapons and
scientific research because of its compact structure, convenient use and high output power …

Recent developments in laser sources operating in the mid-IR (3–8 μ m) have been
motivated by the numerous possibilities for both fundamental and applied research. One …

The chromium ion is among the most widely explored and used laser-active ions.
Depending on the charge state of the laser-active chromium ion in the host, tunable …