Crystal growth and characterization of epitaxial layers of laser and nonlinear optical materials for thin-disk and waveguide laser applications

✍ Scribed by W. Bolaños; M. Segura; J. Cugat; J.J. Carvajal; X. Mateos; M.C. Pujol; R. Solé; F. Díaz; M. Aguiló; U. Griebner; V. Petrov; G. Lifante; B. Raghothamachar; M. Dudley

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 586 KB
• Volume: 32
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0925-3467
• DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2010.03.015

✦ Synopsis

This paper summarizes the main results we obtained in our laboratories in relation with crystalline layers obtained by Liquid Phase Epitaxial growth of lanthanide doped KLu(WO 4 ) 2 and Nb:RbTiOPO 4 grown on KLu(WO 4 ) 2 and RbTiOPO 4 substrates, respectively. Macroscopic defect free epitaxial layers were grown and characterized in terms of their compositional homogeneity, structural stress in the layer/substrate interface and laser and waveguiding performances.