Enhancement of nonlinearities in photorefractive bismuth sillenites via phosphorous and manganese co-doping

Author

Fischer, G.L. ; Harris, M.T. ; Callahan, M.J. ; Bailey, J.S. ; Larkin, J.J.

Author_Institution

Res. Lab., Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

3-8 May 1998

Firstpage

214

Abstract

Summary form only given. The goal of this study was to increase the photorefractive nonlinear response of the bismuth sillenites; bismuth silicon oxide (BSO), bismuth germanate (BGO), and bismuth titanate (BTO). Over 300 boules of BSO, BTO, and BGO were grown. Compounds of 19 elements, either singly or in combination, were added as dopants to the melts of these crystals. Enhancement was only measured in crystals that were co-doped with phosphorous and manganese. With this dopant combination, enhancement was seen in BSO, BTO, and BGO crystals.

Keywords

bismuth compounds; diffraction gratings; manganese; multiwave mixing; phosphorus; photorefractive materials; BGO; BSO; BSO:P,Mn; BTO; Bi/sub 12/GeO/sub 20/:P,Mn; Bi/sub 12/TiO/sub 20/:P,Mn; Bi12SiO20:P,Mn; P/Mn co-doping; bismuth germanate; bismuth silicon oxide; bismuth sillenites; bismuth titanate; crystal melts; nonlinearities enhancement; phosphorous/manganese co-doping; photorefractive bismuth sillenites; photorefractive nonlinear response; Absorption; Bismuth; Crystals; Diffraction; Doping; Gratings; Manganese; Maxwell equations; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-339-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1998.676072

Filename

676072