Title :
Space-selective precipitation of crystalline Ge nanoparticles in glasses by irradiation with excimer laser pulses
Author :
Nishiyama, Hiroaki ; Hirata, Yoshinori ; Miyamoto, Isamu ; Nishii, Junji
Author_Institution :
Osaka University, Japan hiroaki@mapse.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
Abstract :
Crystalline Ge nanopartilces were aligned periodically in Ge-B-SiO2waveguides. The periodic alignment structure, which was induced by irradiation with excimer laser pulses and successive annealing, served as thermally stabilized Bragg gratings with high diffraction efficiencies.
Keywords :
Annealing; Bragg gratings; Crystallization; Diffraction gratings; Glass; Laser stability; Nanoparticles; Optical pulses; Periodic structures; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569838