To provide an optically transparent
glass ceramic material having a crystalline
tungsten bronze phase.SOLUTION: An optically transparent glass-
ceramic material comprising a glass phase and a crystalline
tungsten bronze phase comprising nanoparticles and having the formula MxWO3, wherein M comprises at least one of H, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, Cu, Ag, Sn, Cd, In, Tl, Pb, Bi, Th, La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and U, and 0 <x <1. Alumino-
silicate and
zinc-
bismuth-borate glasses including at least one of Sm2O3, Pr2O3, and Er2O3 are also provided.SELECTED DRAWING: None