2 MeV Cu+ ions were implanted in silica glass at doses from 1x10(15) to 1x1
0(17) ions/cm(2). Cu+-ion implanted silica glass followed by heat treatment
showed photoluminescence due to monovalent copper ions. The photoluminesce
nce intensity was the highest at a dose of 1x10(16) Cu+ ions/cm(2) in the p
resent implantation condition. It was deduced that co-implantation of oxyge
n ions stabilizes the monovalent copper ions in silica glass. (C) 1999 Else
vier Science B.V. All rights reserved.