Title : 
Structural characterization and luminescence properties of ErxSc2−xSi2O7 prepared by RF sputtering
         
        
            Author : 
Najar, A. ; Omi, H. ; Tawara, T.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
NTT Basic Res. Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Polycrystalline ErxSc2-xSi2O7 compounds were fabricated using RF-sputtering by alternating Er2O3, Sc2O3 layers separated by SiO2 layer. This new compounds presents excitation cross section at 980nm around 1.39×10-21cm2 with lifetime of 38 μs.
         
        
            Keywords : 
erbium compounds; photoluminescence; scandium compounds; sputter deposition; ErxSc2-xSi2O7; RE sputtering; luminescence properties; polycrystalline compounds; structural characterization; Annealing; Compounds; Erbium; Optical amplifiers; Silicon; Temperature measurement;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Jose, CA