LEADER 03893nam 2200769z- 450 001 9910557350003321 005 20231214132938.0 035 $a(CKB)5400000000042390 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76902 035 $a(EXLCZ)995400000000042390 100 $a20202201d2021 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIon-exchange in Glasses and Crystals: from Theory to Applications 210 $aBasel, Switzerland$cMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute$d2021 215 $a1 electronic resource (156 p.) 311 $a3-0365-1901-7 311 $a3-0365-1900-9 330 $aSince its first observation in 1850, ion-exchange (IEx) has become a fundamental process in many applications involving water treatment, catalysis, chromatography, and the food and pharmaceutical industries. Starting from the early 1900s, another relevant application of IEx has been in the glass industry, with the surface tempering of glass produced by a K+?Na+ ion exchange. Nowadays, photonics has greatly exploited IEx technology: graded-index microlenses, graded-index fibers and integrated optical waveguides and devices are examples of achievements made possible by the IEx process. Moreover, ion-exchange is possible in ferroelectric crystals, too, and has been fundamental for the development of many linear and nonlinear integrated optical devices in lithium niobate and tantalate.This volume collects articles published in the corresponding Special Issue of the Applied Sciences journal. Four review articles, written by internationally renowned experts in this field, provide complementary overviews of the history, fundamental aspects, designs and fabrications of devices, and technological achievements. Three articles describe original research in the fields of diffraction grating, photo-thermo-refractive glasses, and Yb-doped lithium niobate. This volume constitutes a valuable and updated reference for all students and researchers wishing to improve their knowledge and/or make use of ion-exchange technology and its applications. 517 $aIon-exchange in Glasses and Crystals 606 $aResearch & information: general$2bicssc 610 $athermal diffusion 610 $aactive waveguide devices 610 $alaser active materials 610 $aion-exchange 610 $aphase gratings 610 $adiffractive optics 610 $aion exchange 610 $asilver 610 $aphoto-thermo-refractive glass 610 $asilver nanoparticles 610 $asilver molecular clusters 610 $asilver bromide nanocrystals 610 $aintegrated photonics 610 $aglass photonics 610 $aoptical sensors 610 $awaveguides 610 $alasers 610 $aoptical glasses 610 $aglass strengthening 610 $anoble metal nanoparticles 610 $arare earths 610 $aluminescence enhancement 610 $aSERS 610 $aflexible photonics 610 $awhispering gallery mode microresonators 610 $aphotovoltaic cell 610 $aion exchange in glass 610 $aion diffusion 610 $aglass waveguides 610 $aglass poling 610 $ametal nanoparticles 610 $aion-exchanged glass 610 $aactive optical waveguides 610 $aquantum integrated optics 615 7$aResearch & information: general 700 $aRighini$b Giancarlo$4edt$01313325 702 $aLiñares Beiras$b Jesús$4edt 702 $aRighini$b Giancarlo$4oth 702 $aLiñares Beiras$b Jesús$4oth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910557350003321 996 $aIon-exchange in Glasses and Crystals: from Theory to Applications$93031288 997 $aUNINA