Refractive index profile of waveguide in NdLiP4O12 laser crystal formed by MeV He+ ion implantation

Autor: Fei Lu, Ding-Yu Shen, Ke-Ming Wang, Feng Chen, Qingming Lu, Chang-Qin Ma, Bo-Rong Shi, Hui Hu
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 184:378-382
ISSN: 0168-583X
DOI: 10.1016/s0168-583x(01)00789-3
Popis: The fabrication and characterization of a planar waveguide are reported in NdLiP 4 O 12 crystal which can be used for low-threshold, miniature laser. The photoluminescence (PL) measurement shows that there are three peaks around 0.911, 1.077 and 1.366 μm for bulk NdLiP 4 O 12 . Rutherford backscattering/channeling has been used to check the composition and quality of NdLiP 4 O 12 crystal. A waveguide laser in NdLiP 4 O 12 crystal is formed with MeV He ions. The refractive index profiles, n x , n y and n z in NdLiP 4 O 12 waveguide are given. The changes of refractive index profiles n x , n y and n z are 6.11%, 6.51% and 9.37%, respectively. The refractive index change strongly depends on the crystal structure.
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