Fluorescence of Ti3+ ions thermally diffused into sapphire
Hickey, L.M.B., Martins, E., Román, J.E., Brocklesby, W.S. and Wilkinson, J.S. (1996) Fluorescence of Ti3+ ions thermally diffused into sapphire. Optics Letters, 21, (8), 597-599. (doi:10.1364/OL.21.000597).
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Description/Abstract
The thermal diffusion of Ti3+ ions into sapphire is demonstrated and the spectroscopic characteristics of the locally-doped region are presented. The spectral lineshape, polarisation dependence and the excited-state lifetime of indiffused Ti:sapphire are in excellent agreement with previously published data for high quality, bulk doped Ti:sapphire laser crystals. An order of magnitude estimate of the diffusion coefficient at 1950°C is D = 10^-14.m^2 / s. These results represent a significant step in the development of a versatile broadly tunable waveguide laser based on the Ti3+:sapphire material system established for conventional bulk lasers.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0146-9592 (print) 1539-4794 (electronic) |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > Optoelectronics Research Centre |
| Item ID: | 78111 |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2010 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2013 01:42 |
| Contributors: | Hickey, L.M.B. (Author) Martins, E. (Author) Román, J.E. (Author) Brocklesby, W.S. (Author) Wilkinson, J.S. (Author) |
| Date: | 1996 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78111 |
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