Advances in Optically Functional Glass

Dear Colleagues,

Glasses have a long history, stemming from ancient times, and they continuously improve our daily lives. Recent advances in technology correlate with those in glass-based sciences and materials. For example, a combination of theoretical approaches by supercomputer or experimental results by quantum beam techniques can illustrate glass structures more clearly compared with the old days. Glasses obtained by various preparation processes inherently have the wide varieties of physical properties. Among several physical properties of glasses, the optical property is the most common and well-studied target, and the interaction with light is one of the main subjects in glass sciences. The interactions with light contain a huge range of science backgrounds, such as propagation, absorption and transmission, prompt and storage luminescence, energy conversion to other wavelengths, and the formation of defects inside the matrix. It should be noted that these interactions are also affected by the well-tailored material shapes. Therefore, it is not doubtful that such optically functional glass-based materials exhibit great potential for contributing to next-generation devices.

In this Special Issue, modern trends of optically functional glass, including the luminescence, radiation-induced luminescence, energy conversion of glass-based materials, and glasses for LED applications, are highlighted and discussed.

This Special Issue is also collaborating with ICG annual 2021. The discount to the publication fee (20%, 30% before 31 October 2021 and 40% before 30 September 2021) can be adopted for each participant of ICG annual 2021 after the peer review process.

It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Dr. Hirokazu Masai
Prof. Dr. Chao Liu
Prof. Dr. Shifeng Zhou
Guest Editors

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• glass
• glass-based fiber, thin film, and particles
• optical materials
• luminescence
• fluorescence
• scintillation
• dosimetry
• energy conversion of glass-based materials
• glass for LED
• defects or quantum dots in glass