Foreword ------- p.1Kazuhiko Ishimura
Feature Articles: Evaluation1) Characterization : The Role and that at ICG ------- p.3
Jun Matsuoka
2) XANES spectra measurements for the analysis of impurities in glass ------- p.8
Toshihiro Okajima
Shinsaku Nishida
Shingo Nakane
Norimasa Umesaki
3) Spectroscopic evaluation method of fictive temperature in glass ------- p.15
Akio Koike
4) Analysis technology of glass surface ------- p.20
Chihiro Sakai
5) Analysis of homogeneity in glasses by Schlieren imaging ------- p.25
Hiroyo Segawa
Satoru Inoue
6) Photodarkening in Yb-Doped Silica Fibers ------- p.29
Tomofumi Arai
New Glass Research TopicsEnhancement of up-conversion photo-luminescence by localized surface plasmons in metal nano particles ------- p.33
Kenji Imakita
Minoru Fujii
Shinji Hayashi
Lectures for Newcomer and LeadersFabrication method of silica fiber for optical transmission ------- p.36
Kunio Kokura
Introduce Research Institute1) Staying at FOM Institute AMOLF ------- p.40
Shunsuke Murai
2) Report of short stay at Unversite Pierre et Marie Curie ------- p.44
Takehito Fujioka
Asami Iwatani
Topics of Meeting on Glass1) Reports on the 50th Anniversary Symposium on Basic Science of Ceramics ------- p.48
Satoshi Fukui
2) Report on the 22nd Meeting on Glasses for Photonics ------- p.51
Kosuke Yamaguchi
3) Report on 59th Spring Meeting of The Japan Society of Applied Physics ------- p.54
Kazuki Yoshida
"4) Report on Annual Meeting of The Ceramic Society of Japan, 2012" ------- p.57
Koichi Sakaguchi
5) Report on the seminar for Glass Production Technique ------- p.60
Atsushi Tsuji
"6) The Ceramic Society of Japan, 'Motoharu Kurata award'" ------- p.63
Yusuke Daiko
7) Report on PRE'12 (4th International Workshop on Photoluminescence in Rare Earths: Photonic Materials and Devices) ------- p.66
Jumpei Ueda
Introduction of New Glass Products & Production Technology"""School-Tuflite Active"" Self-cleaning tempered glass for school" ------- p.70
Satoshi Tsubota
ColumnProf. Minoru Tomozawa ------- p.73
Masayuki Nogami