Growing of bulk crystals and structuring waveguides of fluoride materials for laser applications
| Autor: | Jürg Hulliger, I. Dohnke, R. Burkhalter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Materials science
business.industry Physics::Optics Second-harmonic generation chemistry.chemical_element Condensed Matter Physics Laser Epitaxy Neodymium Photon upconversion law.invention Pulsed laser deposition Condensed Matter::Materials Science Ion implantation Optics chemistry law General Materials Science business Molecular beam epitaxy |
| Zdroj: | Progress in Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials. 42:1-64 |
| ISSN: | 0960-8974 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0960-8974(01)00002-x |
| Popis: | We report on recent progress in the synthesis, the crystal growth and the epitaxial growth of fluoride and other laser materials. Results on the fabrication of single crystalline waveguides for dielectric down - and upconversion lasers pumped by semiconductor diode lasers are summarized. Epitaxial growth (molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), liquid phase epitaxy (LPE), pulsed laser deposition (PLD)) and surface modifying techniques (high energy ion implantation, ion diffusion) have been applied in several laboratories. Progress in techniques fabricating optical waveguides from glassy media is addressed as well. Particular emphasis is given on the structuring (wet etching, chemical polishing, ion beam etching) of fluoride crystals for the purpose of obtaining 2-D and 1-D optical waveguides. Results on the structuring of LiYF 4 by wet and ion beam etching are reported. With respect to laser action, the generation of short wavelength light by upconversion (UC) processes, stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) and second harmonic generation (SHG) is discussed. Reports on the first crystalline waveguide lasers of fluoride crystals LiYF 4 and LaF 3 , both doped with neodymium, are presented. |
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