| CPC C04B 41/5133 (2013.01) [C04B 35/547 (2013.01); C04B 41/0072 (2013.01); C04B 41/009 (2013.01); C04B 41/4517 (2013.01); C04B 41/4521 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |

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1. A doped substrate comprising:
a substrate comprising at least one of a glass material, a single crystal material, a poly-crystalline material, a ceramic material, or a semiconductor material; and
a dopant comprising one or more transition metals, one or more rare earth elements, or a combination of both, the doped substrate characterized in that a spectral laser output of the doped substrate exhibits a nominally single frequency having a linewidth less than about 5 nm.
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