Optical confinement achieved in ZnO crystal by O+ ions implantation: Analysis of waveguide formation and properties

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 7139-7146

  Ming, Xianbing ^a   Lu, Fei ^a   Yin, Jiaojian ^a   Chen, Ming ^a   Zhang, Shaomei ^a   Liu, Xiuhong ^a   Qin, Zhenhua ^a   Ma, Yujie ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVEGUIDES;

COUPLING METHODS; CRYSTAL LATTICE DAMAGES; HIGH DOSE; IONS IMPLANTATION; LIGHT EMITTERS; MEV ENERGY; NEAR-SURFACE; OPTICAL CONFINEMENT; PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PRISM-COUPLING; REFRACTIVE INDEX PROFILES; RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING/CHANNELING; THEORETICAL MODELS; WAVEGUIDE FORMATION; ZNO; ZNO CRYSTALS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 79953847177     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.007139     Document Type: Article

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