Authors
Citation
P. Rogin et J. Hulliger, LIQUID-PHASE EPITAXY OF LIYF4, Journal of crystal growth, 179(3-4), 1997, pp. 551-558
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
ISSN journal
00220248
Volume
179
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
551 - 558
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-0248(1997)179:3-4<551:LEOL>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
In the course of producing waveguides for laser applications, liquid p
hase epitaxy has been used to grow thin films of LiY(1-x-y)Ln(x)Gd(y)F
(4)(Ln = Nd or Er) on LiYF4 substrates. Covered by a LiYF4 cladding la
yer, waveguides of low optical loss( < 0.3 dB/cm) were obtained. The g
rowth rates appear to be determined by surface kinetics rather than by
diffusion in the liquid phase.