Optical channel waveguide in Nd/Ce codoped YAG laser crystal produced by

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 4514-4518

  Kong, Yan Xia ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Jaque, Daniel ^b   Lu, Qing Ming ^a   Ma, Hong Ji ^c  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ENERGY TRANSFER; ION IMPLANTATION; PLASMA FILLED WAVEGUIDES;

CARBON ION IMPLANTATION; COMPACT DEVICES; FLUORESCENCE PROPERTIES; OPTICAL CHANNEL WAVEGUIDE; PROPAGATION LOSS; THERMAL ANNEALING TREATMENT; WAVEGUIDE FORMATION; WAVEGUIDE MODE;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 69049118507     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.004514     Document Type: Article

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