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We review the sol-gel technology and the methods by which fluorescent dyes can be incorporated into inorganic glasses and organic-inorganic composites. The performance of the dyes in solar concentrators, tunable lasers, and active waveguides is presented.
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Reisfeld, R. Fluorescent Dyes in Sol-Gel Glasses. Journal of Fluorescence 12, 317–325 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021397422976
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