1.3-μm emission of Nd:LaF3 thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 243-247

  Zhang, X ^a   Lahoz, F ^b   Serrano, C ^c   Lacoste, G ^c   Daran, E ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c LAAS CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILM GROWTH; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PRISMS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

PRISM-COUPLING TECHNIQUES;

SEMICONDUCTING FILMS;

EID: 0033908544     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.823471     Document Type: Article

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