Title :
Annealing and lattice matching of rare-earth doped crystalline garnet PLD-films
Author :
Ileri, B. ; Scheife, H. ; Huber, G. ; Bär, S.
Author_Institution :
Hamburg Univ., Hamburg
Abstract :
Rare-earth doped garnets have been widely used in solid-state lasers. Thus, we report on lattice-matched film growth of these materials by the pulsed laser deposition technique. Eu-doped Y3Al5O12 (YAG) films grown on sapphire is investigated. In order to obtain additional information, structural characterization by means of X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy has been performed. Also, the positive effect of post-PLD tempering the films at 1200degC has been investigated.
Keywords :
X-ray diffraction; atomic force microscopy; europium; laser beam annealing; optical films; optical materials; pulsed laser deposition; sapphire; X-ray diffraction; Y3Al5O12:Eu-Al2O3; YAG film; annealing; atomic force microscopy; lattice matching; lattice-matched film growth; pulsed laser deposition; rare-earth doped crystalline garnet PLD-films; sapphire; solid-state laser; temperature 1200 C; Annealing; Atomic force microscopy; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Garnets; Lattices; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Pulsed laser deposition; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386204
