Local structure aroundEr3+inSiO2−HfO2glassy waveguides using EXAFS

${\mathrm{Er}}^{3+}$-doped $\mathrm{Si}{\mathrm{O}}_{2}\text{\ensuremath{-}}\mathrm{Hf}{\mathrm{O}}_{2}$ glassy waveguides with $\mathrm{Hf}{\mathrm{O}}_{2}$ concentrations ranging from $10\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\text{to}\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}50\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{mol}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}%$ were prepared using the sol-gel route and deposited on $v\text{\ensuremath{-}}\mathrm{Si}{\mathrm{O}}_{2}$ substrates using the dip-coating technique. The local environment around ${\mathrm{Er}}^{3+}$ ions was determined from Er ${L}_{3}$-edge extended x-ray-absorption fine-structure (EXAFS) measurements. The first coordination shell around ${\mathrm{Er}}^{3+}$ ions is comp…