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Waveguiding and crystallographic properties of single crystal Ti:sapphire layers produced by pulsed laser deposition
A.A.Anderson1, R.W.Eason1, M.Jelínek2, L.M.B.Hickey1, C.Grivas3, C.Fotakis3, K.Rogers4, D.Lane4
1. Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK
2. Institute of Physics, Na Slovance 2, 18040 Prague 8, Czech Republic
3. I.E.S.L FO.R.T.H. Vasilika Vouton, P.O.Box 1527, 711 10 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
4. Cranfield university, Shrivenham SN6 8LA, UK
Abstract
Layers of Ti:Sapphire were deposited over a range 1300K-1700K, with thicknesses between 1-82 microns on sapphire substrates. These were crystalline over the entire range. Waveguiding was observed without any additional co-dopants.
CLEO Europe Hamburg Sep (1996)
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