PHOTOINDUCED ANISOTROPY AND PHOTOREFRACTION IN PR-DOPED GE-GA-S GLASSES

Authors
TIKHOMIROV VK ADRIAENSSENS GJ FABER AJ
Citation
Vk. Tikhomirov et al., PHOTOINDUCED ANISOTROPY AND PHOTOREFRACTION IN PR-DOPED GE-GA-S GLASSES, Journal of non-crystalline solids, 213, 1997, pp. 174-178
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science, Ceramics
Journal title
Journal of non-crystalline solids → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223093
Volume
213
Year of publication
1997
Pages
174 - 178
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3093(1997)213:<174:PAAPIP>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Metastable photoinduced anisotropy and photorefraction are reported in Pr3+-doped Ge-Ga-S glasses which are promising materials for optical fiber amplifiers. Microscopic models for these effects are suggested a nd their combination with the laser effect in Pr3+ dopants is proposed .