ISSN:
0268-2605
Keywords:
sol-gel
;
composite glass
;
fiber
;
dye laser
;
optical power limiter
;
nonlinear optics
;
multiphasic nanostructured composites
;
Chemistry
;
Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Sol-gel-processed organic-inorganic hybrid materials combine the merits of inorganic glass and organic molecules, and are therefore a class of materials with good potential for photonics. In this review, two approaches which have shown promising results for producing useful materials for photonics are described: (i) a novel way to fabricate organically doped, multiphasic nanostructured composite monoliths and (ii) a method of fabrication of organically doped, sol-gel-derived optical fibers. For each approach, the preparation process is presented, together with selected applications such as multidye solid-state tunable laser, multiphasic optical power limiter, a micron-scale chemical-sensing and biosensing fibers and solid-state dye-doped fiber lasers. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Additional Material:
16 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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