Title :
Plasma time-resolved measurements in silica-based glasses exposed to IR femtosecond laser
Author :
Groothoff, N. ; Lancry, M. ; Guizard, S. ; Poumellec, B. ; Canning, J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Chem., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
Time resolved spectral interferometery of glasses shows that the mean trapping time of electrons excited in the conduction band was significantly lower in Ge-doped silica (<100 fs) when compared to pure silica (150 fs).
Keywords :
germanium; glass; high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; silicon compounds; IR femtosecond laser; SiO2:Ge; mean trapping time; plasma time-resolved measurements; silica-based glasses; spectral interferometery; Glass; Plasma measurements; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610325
