稀土的发光和激光性能都是由其4f电子在不同能级之间的跃迁产生的。由于稀土离子的独特性能，使得稀土掺杂光功能玻璃无论作为主动还是被动元器件，均在高功率激光系统发挥着重要作用。掺钕磷酸盐激光玻璃和掺铒磷酸盐激光玻璃，具有高稀土离子掺杂浓度、大尺寸和高均匀制备特性，分别是1 um和1.5 um人眼安全波段重频-大能量激光器的重要增益介质材料；光致热折变玻璃及体光栅器件，可实现波长选择和模式选择功能，具有衍射效率高、热稳定性好和抗损伤阈值高等特点，是高功率激光系统中重要的、多功能元器件。文中主要介绍了上海光机所最近几年在掺钕磷酸盐激光玻璃，掺铒磷酸盐激光玻璃以及掺铈的光致热折变玻璃及体光栅器件的研究进展。

The luminescence and laser properties of rare earth are produced by the transition of 4f electrons between different energy levels. Due to its special properties, rare earth ions doped optical-functional glass have played important roles in high power laser system, whether as active or passive components. Nd³⁺, Er³⁺ doped phosphate laser glass, which have high rare earth ion doping concentration, preparation characteristics with large size and high uniformity, can be used in high energy laser as an important gain medium material; Volume Bragg grating based on Ce³⁺-doped Photo-Thermo-Refractive glass, is a multifunctional optical components in high power laser system, owing to its excellent wavelength and angular selectivity, high diffraction efficiency, high thermal stability and high damage threshold. In this paper the latest progress of Nd³⁺, Er³⁺ doped phosphate laser glass and Volume Bragg grating base on Ce³⁺-doped Photo-Thermo-Refractive glass were reported.