Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 9, 091601(2022)

Nd3+-doped silica glass and fiber prepared by modified sol-gel method

Yinggang Chen1,2, Zhiquan Lin3, Yafei Wang1, Meng Wang1, Lei Zhang1, Yan Jiao1,2, Hehe Dong1, Shikai Wang1、*, Chunlei Yu1,2,3、**, and Lili Hu1,2,3、***
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
  • 3Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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    Yinggang Chen, Zhiquan Lin, Yafei Wang, Meng Wang, Lei Zhang, Yan Jiao, Hehe Dong, Shikai Wang, Chunlei Yu, Lili Hu. Nd3+-doped silica glass and fiber prepared by modified sol-gel method[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(9): 091601

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    Category: Optical Materials

    Received: Mar. 9, 2022

    Accepted: May. 13, 2022

    Published Online: Jun. 16, 2022

    The Author Email: Shikai Wang (woshiwsk@163.com), Chunlei Yu (sdycllcy@163.com), Lili Hu (hulili@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.091601

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