Diverse mechanism of refractive index modification in neodymium-doped KGd (WO4) 2 crystal induced by MeV He+ or C3+ ion implantation for waveguide construction

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Feng ^a   Tan, Yang ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Wang, Xue Lin ^a   Wang, Ke Ming ^a   Lu, Qing Ming ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ION IMPLANTATION; NEODYMIUM; NUCLEAR ENERGY; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVEGUIDES;

HEAVY LATTICE DAMAGE; ISOTROPIC LAYERS; LASER CRYSTALS; NEAR SURFACE REGIONS;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 43049127476     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2904938     Document Type: Article

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