Title :
Mono-crystalline rare earth doped (Gd, Lu)2O3 waveguiding films produced by Pulsed Laser Deposition and structured by reactive ion etching
Author :
Kahn, A. ; Gun, T. ; Ileri, B. ; Kuhn, H. ; Petermann, K. ; Huber, G. ; Bradley, J.D.B. ; Ay, F. ; Worhoff, K. ; Pollnau, M. ; Luo, Y. ; Hoffmann, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Laser-Phys., Univ. Hamburg, Hamburg
Abstract :
Epitaxially grown Nd(0.5%):(Gd, Lu)2O3 and Er(0.6%):(Gd, Lu)2O3 waveguides deposited on Y2O3 by pulsed laser deposition, providing peak emission cross sections comparable with those of Lu2O3 bulk crystals, have been fabricated and structured. Rib waveguiding has been shown.
Keywords :
erbium; gadolinium compounds; lutetium compounds; neodymium; optical fabrication; optical films; optical waveguides; pulsed laser deposition; sputter etching; (GdLu)2O3:Er; (GdLu)2O3:Nd; Y2O3; epitaxially grown waveguides; monocrystalline rare earth doped waveguiding films; peak emission cross sections; pulsed laser deposition; reactive ion etching; Conducting materials; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Optical films; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Pulsed laser deposition; Thermal conductivity; (140.3380) Laser materials; (230.7380) Waveguides, channeled; (310.1860) Deposition and fabrication;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
