Functional crystal films fabricated by pulsed laser deposition
Functional crystal films fabricated by pulsed laser deposition
Crystalline films grown by epitaxial deposition techniques are typically limited by growth rates to being relatively thin (~<1 micron). We will report recent developments of our Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) system that have increased growth rates up to 20 microns/hr for garnets, whilst improving the quality of the resulting crystals, enabling routine fabrication of ~> 10 micron thick layers. With these films we have demonstrated the first PLD-grown waveguide lasers with slope efficiencies to 70% and over 20W of output power. The same Yb:Y3Al5O12 waveguide has also been used as a double-pass amplifier with 16dB of gain with equivalent output power.Due to the non-thermal-equilibrium conditions exploited in PLD, growth of refractory oxides such as sesquioxides (Lu2O3, Al2O3 and mixes LuxScyO3) are readily realised, which can also be doped with optically active ions to make active films, suitable for waveguide amplifiers and lasers. Furthermore, controlling the deposition parameters we have precise control of the film’s optical properties, such as refractive index and crystal composition, enabling the production of complex functionalised structures including a dual-core planar waveguide or crystalline Bragg mirrors. Damage thresholds of >30Jcm-2 were obtained from first experiments with a Bragg stack containing 45 garnet layers, which was also operated at temperatures over 700°C.
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Mackenzie, Jacob
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Prentice, Jake, Jonathan
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Grant-Jacob, James
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Kurilchik, Sergey
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Shepherd, David
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Mackenzie, Jacob
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Kurilchik, Sergey
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Mackenzie, Jacob, Prentice, Jake, Jonathan, Grant-Jacob, James, Kurilchik, Sergey, Shepherd, David and Eason, Robert
(2018)
Functional crystal films fabricated by pulsed laser deposition.
Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2018: Optical Materials for High-Power Lasers: OPTICS & PHOTONICS International Congress 2018, Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan.
25 - 27 Apr 2018.
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Abstract
Crystalline films grown by epitaxial deposition techniques are typically limited by growth rates to being relatively thin (~<1 micron). We will report recent developments of our Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) system that have increased growth rates up to 20 microns/hr for garnets, whilst improving the quality of the resulting crystals, enabling routine fabrication of ~> 10 micron thick layers. With these films we have demonstrated the first PLD-grown waveguide lasers with slope efficiencies to 70% and over 20W of output power. The same Yb:Y3Al5O12 waveguide has also been used as a double-pass amplifier with 16dB of gain with equivalent output power.Due to the non-thermal-equilibrium conditions exploited in PLD, growth of refractory oxides such as sesquioxides (Lu2O3, Al2O3 and mixes LuxScyO3) are readily realised, which can also be doped with optically active ions to make active films, suitable for waveguide amplifiers and lasers. Furthermore, controlling the deposition parameters we have precise control of the film’s optical properties, such as refractive index and crystal composition, enabling the production of complex functionalised structures including a dual-core planar waveguide or crystalline Bragg mirrors. Damage thresholds of >30Jcm-2 were obtained from first experiments with a Bragg stack containing 45 garnet layers, which was also operated at temperatures over 700°C.
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Accepted/In Press date: 7 March 2018
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Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2018: Optical Materials for High-Power Lasers: OPTICS & PHOTONICS International Congress 2018, Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan, 2018-04-25 - 2018-04-27
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