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Gallium-diffused waveguides in sapphire

Gallium-diffused waveguides in sapphire
Gallium-diffused waveguides in sapphire
The fabrication and characterisation of gallium-diffused planar waveguides in sapphire is reported. Waveguides were fabricated by diffusion of 60nm - 200nm thick films of gallium oxide into c-cut sapphire at 1600°C for times ranging between 6 and 16 hours. Near-field intensity profiles of the guided modes were measured at wavelengths between 488nm and 850nm, and the surface index elevation was estimated to be up to (0.6±0.02)x10-2. Potential applications for low-threshold Ti:sapphire waveguide lasers and for optical integrated circuits with passive and active elements in sapphire are discussed.
Ti-LiNbO3, Wave-Guide Laser
0146-9592
1586-1588
Apostolopoulos, V.
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Hickey, L.M.B.
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Sager, D.A.
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Wilkinson, J.S.
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Apostolopoulos, V.
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Hickey, L.M.B.
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Sager, D.A.
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Wilkinson, J.S.
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Apostolopoulos, V., Hickey, L.M.B., Sager, D.A. and Wilkinson, J.S. (2001) Gallium-diffused waveguides in sapphire. Optics Letters, 26 (20), 1586-1588. (doi:10.1364/OL.26.001586).

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The fabrication and characterisation of gallium-diffused planar waveguides in sapphire is reported. Waveguides were fabricated by diffusion of 60nm - 200nm thick films of gallium oxide into c-cut sapphire at 1600°C for times ranging between 6 and 16 hours. Near-field intensity profiles of the guided modes were measured at wavelengths between 488nm and 850nm, and the surface index elevation was estimated to be up to (0.6±0.02)x10-2. Potential applications for low-threshold Ti:sapphire waveguide lasers and for optical integrated circuits with passive and active elements in sapphire are discussed.

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Published date: 2001
Keywords: Ti-LiNbO3, Wave-Guide Laser
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre, Quantum, Light & Matter Group

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Local EPrints ID: 268005
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/268005
ISSN: 0146-9592
PURE UUID: caaf2d8c-93e2-4403-91ea-ee981d180ec4
ORCID for V. Apostolopoulos: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3733-2191
ORCID for J.S. Wilkinson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4712-1697

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Date deposited: 06 Oct 2009 10:16
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:29

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Author: L.M.B. Hickey
Author: D.A. Sager
Author: J.S. Wilkinson ORCID iD

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