Laser-induced line patterning of nonlinear optical crystals in glass

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1289-1297

  Komatsu, T ^a   Honma, T ^a  

^a NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystal orientation; Glass; Laser induced crystallization; Light transmission; LiNbO3; Line patterning; Nonlinear optical crystals; Polarized micro Raman scattering

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GLASS; LASERS; OPTICAL GLASS; POWDERS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; LASER-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; LINBO3; LINE PATTERNING; NONLINEAR OPTICAL CRYSTALS; POLARIZED MICRO-RAMAN SCATTERING;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 53349166341     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2008.918102     Document Type: Article

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