Formal starting oxide mixture (mol %)

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Monolith samples

(SiO2: 11 P2O5: 3Al2O3: 1.2 Er2O3: 1.8 Yb2O3: (0.7) Sm2O3)

SPAE1.2Y1.8S0.7

(SiO2: 11 P2O5: 3Al2O3: 1.2 Er2O3: 1.8 Yb2O3: (1.3) Sm2O3)

SPAE1.2Y1.8S1.3

Thin film sample

(SiO2: 11 P2O5: 3Al2O3: 1.2 Er2O3: 1.8 Yb2O3: (1.3 Sm2O3)

SPAE1.2Y1.8S1.3